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Diagnose this 21-month-old with history of “skin tags” on her gluteal cleft
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This case was presented by Rylee Moody, BS; Mary Gibney, MD;and Elaine Siegfried, MD.
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A 21-month-old girl presented with a history of "skin tags" involving her gluteal cleft,noted at birth (Figure 1A). She was otherwise healthy and developing normally. Notably, her older sister had a confirmed history of molluscum contagiosum (MC).
Skin exam featured three prominent2-4 mm soft, pedunculated papules within the superior aspect of hergluteal cleft, as well as sparsely scattered 1-2 mmpapulescharacteristic of MC on the gluteal prominences and in mirror distribution on the perianal mucosa.
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