DDx
Diagnostic Considerations
Also consider the following:
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Amelanotic melanoma (pyogenic granuloma)
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Amyloidosis
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Annular elastolytic granuloma
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Annular lichen planus
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Bacillary angiomatosis (pyogenic granuloma)
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Creeping eruption
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Erythema annulare centrifugum
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Erythema chronicum migrans
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Erythema elevatum diutinum
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Fibrosarcoma (pyogenic granuloma)
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Granuloma multiforme
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Kaposi sarcoma
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Lipoid proteinosis
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Majocchi granuloma
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Malignant melanoma (pyogenic granuloma) [8]
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Metastatic lesions (pyogenic granuloma)
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Necrobiosis lipoidica
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Peripheral giant cell granuloma (pyogenic granuloma)
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Peripheral ossifying fibroma (pyogenic granuloma)
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Ringworm
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Rheumatoid nodules
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Squamous cell carcinoma (pyogenic granuloma)
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Subacute lupus erythematosus
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Tuberculous granulomas
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Verrucous carcinoma (pyogenic granuloma)
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Verruca plana
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Xanthomas
Differential Diagnoses
Media Gallery
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Granuloma annulare. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons (Mierlo at English Wikipedia).
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Pyogenic granulomas are usually solitary lesions. The fingers and hands are common locations for these to develop. A history of minor trauma at the site shortly before development of the lesion is frequent.
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