Successful Treatment of Pyogenic Granuloma with Injection of Absolute Ethanol
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 31 (4), 342-344
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00682.x
Abstract
Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a small, almost always solitary, sessile or pedunculated, raspberry‐like vegetation of exuberant granulation tissue. Conservative treatment by techniques such as cryosurgery, laser surgery, and electrodesiccation are usually adequate, whereas excisional treatment can often result in noticeable scars. We attempted a different approach using an injection of absolute ethanol in five patients with recurrence due to inadequate cryosurgery. This therapy is less invasive than surgical excision and appears to be an alternative therapy for PG.Keywords
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