Pyogenic granuloma successfully cured by sclerotherapy: A case report

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is common benign vascular lesion of the skin and mucosa. It is not infective, purulent or granulomatous (as the name might suggest) - rather, a reactive inflammatory mass of blood vessels and a few fibroblasts within the dermis of the skin. The exact cause is not known but multiple factors have been implicated in the etiology of pyogenic granuloma. Various treatment options exist without any consensus, PGs have been treated by cryosurgery, curettage, electrodessication, chemical cautery and lasers. The therapeutic effects of these conservative treatments are limited and recurrence rates are high. Though sclerotherapy is being used extensively for varicose veins, its use as a treatment modality for pyogenic granuloma is not commonly reported. Herein, we present a case of pyogenic granuloma treated by intralesional injection of sodium tetradecyl sulfate without recurrence.