Pyogenic granuloma of the penile shaft following circumcision.

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.

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]