Pyogenic Granuloma - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

pyogenic granuloma

Body Site

forehead

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete

Color

red

Morphology

nodule

Pattern

solitary

Comments

A 9-year-old boy developed a rapidly growing red nodule on his forehead which bled profusely every time he picked at it. The nodule was shaved a cauterized without recurrence, and the histology confirmed the clinical diagnosis of pyogenic granuloma.

Description

1 cm multilobulated hemorrhagic crusted red nodule

Image Added

11/2/2008 11:31:07

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