title: Pyogenic granuloma of the scrotum.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma is a benign, vascular, over-exuberant, inflammatory, solitary skin tumor common in infants and children. It is a rapidly growing solitary, sessile, or polypoidal vascular nodule that will bleed easily. The exact pathogenesis of this condition is unknown. Various predisposing factors, such as trauma, hormones, infection, viral oncogenesis, microscopic anastomosis, and others may be responsible for its growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Abdul Gaffoor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum