Skin Tags (acrochordons)

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  • Skin tags (acrochordons)

Risk Factors

  • Common in patients w/DM, obesity
  • Increased risk w/age

Symptoms

  • Aside from appearance, usually asymptomatic
  • Sometimes itch or bleed if traumatized

Physical Exam Findings

  • Flesh-colored growths, often attached via a small stalk of skin
  • Sometimes slightly darker than surrounding skin
  • Variable in size (millimeters to centimeters)
  • Tend to grow @ points of friction→ under arms, around neck, eyelids, groin

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