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Perianal Skin Tag

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Perianal Skin Tag

ID 3672

Anal skin tags, or rectal skin tags, are usually harmless growths that hang off the skin around the outside of the anus. Anal skin tags may also be known as hypertrophied papillae or fibro epithelial polyps. They are not contagious.

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