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Perianal venous thrombosis

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Perianal venous thrombosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/287994615

Extremely painful cherry like lesions under the perianal skin containing clotted blood have been attributed to rupture of a blood vessel with haematoma. However, histology confirmed that these lesions are thrombi lying within the thin-walled vessels of the external anal plexus.

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