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9 yr old son showed me 2 areas 1" above his rectum, look like skin tags, itchy painful, a lot of white spots within the tags. concerning?

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Dr. Ratna Dhingra answered

Anal tags?: Could be chronic constipation with anal tags.they may be infected--get them looked at by his doctor.

Answered 9/1/2016

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A member asked:

9 yr old son showed me 2 areas 1" above his rectum, look like skin tags, itchy painful, a lot of white spots within the tags. concerning?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ratna Dhingra answered

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