title: Successful treatment of pyogenic granuloma with injection of absolute ethanol.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Biomolecular Recognition, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Minami-Kogushi, Ube, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichimiya
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hamamoto
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002424:Caustics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002648:Child; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D005528:Foot; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015552:Injections, Intralesional; D008046:Lip; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D000431:Ethanol