Vol. 27 - Num. 105
Clinical Reviews in Digestive Diseases
Suddenly, the pain arises at night
Marina Sonia Martínez Carrascoa, Iván Carabaño Aguadoa
aSección de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Infantil. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: MS Martínez. E-mail: marinasonia.martinez@salud.madrid.org
Reference of this article: Martínez Carrasco MS, Carabaño Aguado I. Suddenly, the pain arises at night. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2025;27:[en prensa].
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Abstract
Proctalgia fugax is a benign and uncommon condition of unknown etiopathogenesis. Clinically, it is characterized by episodes of sharp, spasmodic rectal pain, predominantly occurring at night, lasting only a few minutes but with high intensity, and unrelated to defecation. The patient remains asymptomatic between episodes. The condition follows an unpredictable clinical course. A clinical case is presented of a 16-year-old adolescent with this condition, who experienced a favorable and spontaneous evolution.
Keywords
● Anus ● Functional ● Pain ● ProctalgiaComments
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