Cutaneous skin tags

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

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Skin tag

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Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Cutaneous skin tags

Alternative Names:

Skin tags; Acrochordons

Symptoms:

The only symptom is a growth on the skin. The growth (tag) is usually small, although some may be up to a half-inch long.

Other characteristics are as follows:

Located on the neck, armpits, trunk, body folds, or other areas
May have a narrow stalk
Usually skin-colored, occasionally darker

Signs and tests:

Diagnosis is based primarily on the appearance of the skin growth.

Review Date: 5/3/2006
Reviewed By: Michael S. Lehrer, M.D., Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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