Dermoscopic and histological correlation of an atypical case of pyogenic granuloma

Pediatr Dermatol. 2013 Jul-Aug;30(4):499-501. doi: 10.1111/pde.12123. Epub 2013 Mar 14.

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common, rapidly growing, benign vascular proliferation of skin and mucous membranes generally showing, on dermoscopy, a typical pattern characterized by a red to dark pink homogeneous area surrounded by a white collarette. A case of PG in a 5-year-old girl showing an atypical dermoscopic pattern characterized by the presence of a central, irregular, whitish-yellow amorphous structure with a peripheral crown of polymorphous, atypical vessels is reported and discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Dermoscopy*
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Skin / pathology*
  • Skin Diseases / pathology*
  • Vascular Diseases / pathology*