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| Fig. 42.7 Pyogenic granuloma. |
Pyogenic granulomas are 5- to 10-mm soft red papules that bleed easily with minor trauma (Fig. 42-7). They are most common on the skin but may also occur on mucosal surfaces or, rarely, within blood vessels. Granuloma gravidarum is a variant that occurs on the gingiva during pregnancy. The pathogenesis is unknown, but approximately one third will occur after local trauma.
Lin RL, Janniger CK: Pyogenic granulomas,
Cutis 74:229– 233, 2004.
