Recurrent pyogenic granuloma with satellitosis.

Abstract

A 26-year-old woman was treated by curettage and cautery for a pyogenic granuloma on her left shoulder. This recurred 3 months later and was excised. After a further 5 months, she developed three vascular papules and one lobulated vascular lesion at the site. These ranged in size from 1-4 mm and the largest of these bled easily on minimal trauma. The authors treated the four vascular lesions with curettage and cautery and took a punch biopsy from an erythematous area in the scar. Histology was identical to the original lesion, confirming a diagnosis of recurrent pyogenic granuloma with satellitosis. One year later she had no evidence of recurrence of the lesions.

• Authors: Susannah Mary Creighton George, Sunita R Gossain, Iain K Morrison, Peter R Coburn
• Journal: BMJ case reports (BMJ Case Rep) Vol. 2012 (Mar 20 2012) ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22605705 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Biopsy
• Cautery
• Curettage
• Female
• Granuloma, Pyogenic (pathology, surgery)
• Humans
• Recurrence
• Shoulder
• Skin Diseases (pathology, surgery)