Evaluation of the efficacy of incision and drainage versus hainosankyuto treatment for perianal abscess in infants: a multicenter study.

PURPOSE

We retrospectively compared the short-term outcomes between incision and drainage (ID) and hainosankyuto (TJ-122, Tsumura & Co, Tokyo, Japan) treatment for perianal abscess (PA) in infants.

METHODS

We retrospectively examined 48 consecutive patients (median age 129 days; range 19-330 days) who presented with PA over a 3 year period. Group 1 comprised 26 patients who were treated with ID at presentation, and Group 2 comprised 22 patients who were treated with oral TJ-122 at presentation; oral treatment was continued until the disappearance of purulent discharge and resolution of induration at the abscess site.

RESULTS

PAs were identified in all 48 patients at presentation. The median duration of follow-up was 26 months (range 13-40 months). At presentation, there were no differences in the gender, age, birth weight, duration of symptoms, skin erosion or prevalence of diarrhea between the two groups. Purulent discharge resolved within a median period of 26 days (range 7-42 days) in Group 2, but persisted for 40 days (range 4-196 days) in Group 1. The induration resolved within a median period of 39 days (range 7-91 days) in Group 2, but persisted for 70 days (range 4-308 days) in Group 1 (p = 0.04).

CONCLUSIONS

TJ-122 treatment was more beneficial than ID in treating PA in infants.