A 39-year-old man has severe anal pain during defecation with bright-red bleeding on toilet paper. Examination shows a posterior midline tear. What

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A 39-year-old man has severe anal pain during defecation with bright-red bleeding on toilet paper. Examination shows a posterior midline tear. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Anal fissure

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Inflammatory bowel disease flare

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Perianal abscess

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Haemorrhoids

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Rectal cancer

Anal fissure — PARA MCQ

A 39-year-old man has severe anal pain during defecation with bright-red bleeding on toilet paper. Examination shows a posterior midline tear. What is the most likely diagnosis?