Preferred Name

levator syndrome

Synonyms

painful spasm of anus

levator syndrome

levator ani syndrome

proctalgia fugax

levator ani spasm syndrome

psychogenic anal spasm

anorectal spasm

paroxysmal proctalgia

Definitions

Levator syndrome is characterized by sporadic pain in the rectum caused by spasm of a muscle near the anus (the levator ani muscle). The muscle spasm causes pain that typically is not related to defecation. The pain usually lasts less than 20 minutes. Pain may be brief and intense or a vague ache high in the rectum. It may occur spontaneously or with sitting and can waken a person from sleep. The pain may feel as if it would be relieved by the passage of gas or a bowel movement. In severe cases, the pain can persist for many hours and can recur frequently. A person may have undergone various unsuccessful rectal operations to relieve these symptoms.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0023628

disease has feature

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0001274

has_exact_synonym

painful spasm of anus

levator syndrome

has_related_synonym

levator ani syndrome

proctalgia fugax

levator ani spasm syndrome

psychogenic anal spasm

anorectal spasm

paroxysmal proctalgia

label

levator syndrome

prefixIRI

MONDO:0023628

prefLabel

levator syndrome

seeAlso

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6899/levator-syndrome

textual definition

Levator syndrome is characterized by sporadic pain in the rectum caused by spasm of a muscle near the anus (the levator ani muscle). The muscle spasm causes pain that typically is not related to defecation. The pain usually lasts less than 20 minutes. Pain may be brief and intense or a vague ache high in the rectum. It may occur spontaneously or with sitting and can waken a person from sleep. The pain may feel as if it would be relieved by the passage of gas or a bowel movement. In severe cases, the pain can persist for many hours and can recur frequently. A person may have undergone various unsuccessful rectal operations to relieve these symptoms.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002519

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002254

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