title: Dermoscopic and histological correlation of an atypical case of pyogenic granuloma.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common, rapidly growing, benign vascular proliferation of skin and mucous membranes generally showing, on dermoscopy, a typical pattern characterized by a red to dark pink homogeneous area surrounded by a white collarette. A case of PG in a 5-year-old girl showing an atypical dermoscopic pattern characterized by the presence of a central, irregular, whitish-yellow amorphous structure with a peripheral crown of polymorphous, atypical vessels is reported and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lacarrubba
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caltabiano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Micali
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D046169:Dermoscopy; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*