Does erythromycin ointment treat anal fissure

Erythromycin ointment can be used to treat anal fissure. Erythromycin ointment belongs to the external dosage form of antibiotics. It can treat various infectious soft tissue diseases. Anal fissure is a chronic laceration of soft tissue from dentate line to anal margin, accompanied by local wound infection.

The main symptoms of anal fissure are local pain, hematochezia and constipation. When treating anal fissure, attention should be paid to changing constipation habits, keeping local cleanliness after defecation. Potassium permanganate solution can be used for sitz bath. Erythromycin ointment can be applied after cleaning the wound to promote wound healing gradually under infection control.