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Successful treatment of disseminated post-burn pyogenic granuloma with systemic corticosteroid: a case report

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Published: 7 July 2026
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Pyogenic granuloma, burn, corticosteroid

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Tara Barat
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Nader Pazyar
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Narges Eslami
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Elmira Esmizadeh
esmizadeh.elmira@gmail.com
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran, Islamic Republic of.

Pyogenic granuloma (PG), also known as lobular capillary hemangioma, is extremely rare following burn injuries, and there is no conclusive theory about its pathogenesis and best treatment option. Here we report a brief case of a 2-year-old child with a third-degree burn who developed disseminated pyogenic granuloma and was successfully treated with systemic corticosteroid.

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Barat T, Pazyar N, Eslami N, Esmizadeh E. Successful treatment of disseminated post-burn pyogenic granuloma with systemic corticosteroid: a case report. Dermatol Reports [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 7 [cited 2026 Oct. 30];. Available from: https://journals.pagepress.net/dr/article/view/10346
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