Pyogenic granuloma of the penile shaft following circumcision

Pediatric Dermatology, Volume 19, Issue 1: Pages 39-41, Jan-Feb 2002.

Naimer SA, Cohen A, Vardy D.

Department of Family Medicine, Goosh Katif Health Centre, Goosh Katif, Israel.

Dermatology Institute, Clalit Health Services, Faculty for Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular, inflammatory proliferation that appears following minor trauma in children. The exact pathogenesis of pyogenic granuloma is unknown, but its formation is closely related to minor trauma, chronic irritation, and hormonal influences. We present a unique case of a pyogenic granuloma that appeared in an infant following circumcision.

PMID: 11860569 [PubMed - in process]

Cite as:

Naimer SA, Cohen A, Vardy D. Pyogenic granuloma of the penile shaft following circumcision. Pediatr Dermatol 2002;19(1):39-41

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