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A 42-year-old woman complains of general weakness and producing bloody discharges at the end of an act of defecation. Examination with a rectal speculum detects soft, painless, dark cherry-red protrusions with an eroded surface in the anal canal. What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?

Answer options

  1. Crohn's disease
  2. Rectal polyp
  3. Chronic paraproctitis
  4. Internal hemorrhoids
  5. Rectal tumor
Correct answer

Internal hemorrhoids

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