Misdiagnosis of Hemorrhoids
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Hemorrhoids or confirming a diagnosis of Hemorrhoids, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Hemorrhoids may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Hemorrhoids. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Hemorrhoids: For a diagnosis of Hemorrhoids, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Hemorrhoids:
- Anorectal fissures
- Anorectal fistulae
- Anorectal abscesses
- Anorectal irritation
- Anorectal itching (pruritus ani)
- Digestive diseases, chronic
- Colorectal cancer
Discussion of diagnosis/misdiagnosis of Hemorrhoids: Many anorectal problems, including fissures, fistulae, abscesses, or irritation and itching (pruritus ani), have similar symptoms and are incorrectly referred to as hemorrhoids. 1
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Hemorrhoids: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Hemorrhoids:
- Man dies of colorectal cancer after misdiagnosis
- Man misdiagnosed many times before colon cancer finally discovered
Misdiagnosis cases for Hemorrhoids:
No cases available yet.
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Hemorrhoids: NIDDK
Last revision:
May 28, 2003
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