Case 172: Facial Lesion
This boy had a lesion on his face which had been present for 6 weeks. It is not particulaly painful, but does bleed when irritated.
1. What is the diagnosis?
A pyogenic granuloma2. What treatment would you recommend?
Excision and diathermy to the usually found feeding vessel. The lesion should be sent for histopathology to confirm the clinical suspicion, also a swab for micro will often grow staph aureus. The significance of the staph is not really known.dermnet - pyogenic granuloma