Indian Dermatology Online Journal (Jan 2013)

Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp

  • B Satish Chandra,
  • P Narasimha Rao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.120640
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 4
pp. 292 – 295

Abstract

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Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor of unknown etiology, though multiple factors play a role in its onset, e.g., trauma, chronic irritation, drugs etc., It is commonly seen in children and adolescents. Giant pyogenic granuloma is its atypical variant. We are presenting two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma, one, in a 28-year-old adult, presenting as a giant fluffy swelling of scalp and the other in a 11-year-old child, presenting as a giant ulcerated globular swelling of the scalp.

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