title: Pyogenic granuloma on the hand subsequent to friction blister in a hand surgeon.
abstract: A case of pyogenic granuloma in a 62-year-old hand surgeon secondary to friction blister is reported. He developed a fast growing, hypertrophic inflammatory papule consisting of exceptionally richly vascularized granular tissue. This dusky red lesion was located on the thenar part of the hand. We find no prior report of PG attributed to friction blister.
authors.forename: Sezai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasmaz
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karaoguz
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzel
authors.forename: Y Kenan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Coban
mesh_terms: D017276:Friction; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D013933:Thumb