Abstract
Anal fistulae are seen infrequently in the pediatric population. They are most commonly encountered in otherwise healthy boys less than 1 year of age. In the scant literature regarding pediatric anal fistulae, the majority of studies and case reports involve children less than 1 year of age. Within a 2-year period 2 school age girls presented to the authors' clinic with anal fistulae without history of a perianal abscess and without predisposing factors. Both of these children had a history of sexual abuse. We believe that in an otherwise healthy school age girl the appearance of an anal fistula should raise concern for the possibility of sexual abuse. J Pediatr Surg 37:132-133. Copyright © 2002 by W.B. Saunders Company.
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