Table 7.

Distribution of pruritus ani stages in 317 patients with pruritus ani and comparison of pruritus ani stages in 155 patients with exclusive pruritus ani vs.162 patients with MAL

Stages of pruritus ani	Total number (%) of patients with pruritus ani N (%)	Patients with pruritus ani solely N (%)	Patients with MAL N (%)
mild (stage 1)	91 (28.7)	91 (58.7)	0 (00.00)
moderate (stage 2)	178 (56.2)	43 (27.2)	135 (83.3)
severe (stage 3)	29 (09.1)	14 (9.0)	15 (9.3)
chronic (stage 4)	19 (06.0)	7 (4.5)	12 (7.4)
All	317 (100.0)	155(100.0)	162 (100.0)