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During the last few decades, there has been a steady increase in the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases, attributed to risky sexual behaviors. From a practical point of view, sexually transmitted infections should always be suspected in patients with symptoms or abnormalities involving the anorectal region and who have a positive history of anal intercourse [1].
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Tonolini, M. (2013). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In: Tonolini, M., Maconi, G. (eds) Imaging of Perianal Inflammatory Diseases. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2847-0_25
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