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Case #9 -
28 year old male presents with purulent drainage

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
3.) If an anal fistula is not healing or is recurrent, what are possible causes?

Other causes of fistulas: trauma, Crohn's disease, malignancy, radiation, unusual infections such as tuberculosis, actinomycosis, or chlamydia.  
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