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Successful Treatment of Pyogenic Granuloma with Injection of Absolute Ethanol
Author(s) -
Ichimiya Makoto,
Yoshikawa Yoshiaki,
Hamamoto Yoshiaki,
Muto Masahiko
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00682.x
Subject(s) - cryosurgery , pyogenic granuloma , medicine , scars , surgery , diathermy , electrosurgery , granulation tissue , conservative treatment , dermatology , wound healing , lesion
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.