A patient reports itching and constant pain around the anus. the nurse assesses the patient and notes purulent discharge from a red, raised tract opening near the anus. how should the nurse document this finding?
This would be recorded as an anore.ctal fistula. This type of injury develops as an abnormal passageway that allows fecal material and other discharge to be passed between the a.nal canal and perianal skin. This type of opening can lead to discharge and pain in the a.nal area.
