Talk:Pyogenic granuloma

Disconnect?

If pyogenic granuloma..."is a primarily oral disease [which also] is often found to involve the skin and nasal septum," why do all the pictorial representations of the condition only show it on fingers? And, if it presents commonly on fingers, why is that not addressed in the article? Lanternshine (talk) 22:10, 24 July 2011 (UTC)

You are entirely correct, it really should say something like "it is commonly found on the mucosal surfaces of the head (mouth and occasionally nose) as well as on the distal extremities." There is entirely too much over-emphasis on the mouth thing and "primarily oral" is a statement that I think would not find much support in the literature. I wonder if it was written by a dentist or someone with interest in the oral cavity?

Among the few references to non-head stuff is in the opening section "it has also been reported in sites far from the head such as the thigh" (or equivalent sentence). My problem with this sentence is that it implies that distal presentations are uncommon (and thus worthy of being "reported") whereas my understanding is that fingers and mouth are both considered extremely common sites (as a practicing physician I have seen far more occurrences on fingers than in mouths, if that anecdotal evidence means anything to anyone). My second problem with this sentence is that the citation refers to a paper which describes an occurrence on the leg as a way of demonstrating a bizarre complication of HIV combined with skin grafting; the "thigh" aspect of things is hardly of any relevance at all - I think the person choosing the citation read the title but not the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.179.149.182 (talk) 06:36, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

75% of pyogenic granulomas occur on the gums, and other sites within the mouth are possible. Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CA, Bouquot JE (2002). Oral & maxillofacial pathology (2. ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. p447. It is therefore appropriate that this article contain an appropriate emphasis on "oral mucosal pyoggenic granulomas". Perhaps it would be good to discuss other possible sites such as the skin in a new section and re-write the article to be mainly about the oral lesion... Lesion (talk) 16:22, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

not to be confused with

should perhaps add

"not to be confused with pyoderma gangrenosum" (!) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.243.253.107 (talk) 20:01, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Are these terms commonly confused? Lesion (talk) 15:37, 24 November 2013 (UTC)

Pyogenic granuloma and port-wine stains.

Pyogenic granuloma can also appear on port-wine stain birthmarks. I've had two myself, both times after absent mindedly scratching the tops off mosquito bites on a port-wine stain on my arm. Should this also be mentioned in the text? Some info: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15074345/ & https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12921260/ 156.22.3.1 (talk) 05:07, 18 August 2020 (UTC)Swampy.