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Suggest Remedy For Blood Filled Skin Tag On Shoulder
Posted on
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
Answered on
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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Question : My nine year old daughter has a mole skin tag looking thing on her shoulder that is filled with blood. When opened it is long to get the bleeding to stop. It is becoming larger and seems to include some puss as well. What could it be?
Brief Answer:
Kindly send good resolution pictures of the area.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the blood filled eruption on the shoulder of your daughter.
In view to help you best I request you to kindly upload few good resolution pictures of the affected area. For that you have a feature on the right side of the page. or else you can send the pictures at
YYYY@YYYY
With attention " Dr. Sanjay XXXXXXX Kanodia "
Do let me know since exactly how much time she has this eruption. Any pain or burning or irritation over the same.
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY
Kindly send good resolution pictures of the area.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum.
I can understand your concern for the blood filled eruption on the shoulder of your daughter.
In view to help you best I request you to kindly upload few good resolution pictures of the affected area. For that you have a feature on the right side of the page. or else you can send the pictures at
YYYY@YYYY
With attention " Dr. Sanjay XXXXXXX Kanodia "
Do let me know since exactly how much time she has this eruption. Any pain or burning or irritation over the same.
Hope to hear soon from your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Bhagyalaxmi Nalaparaju
Attached are photos as requested. No pain unless it becomes irritated. She brought it to my attention a few weeks ago. It has about doubled in size .
Brief Answer:
Granuloma pyogenicum : get it removed. Don't touch
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting the pictures of the affected area.
After analyzing the picture with best diligence, I can make out that your daughter has the condition known as granuloma pyogenicum.
Let me reassure you first that this is not mole or related thing and is a very much benign structure.
It is formed due to the minor trauma which induces proliferation of blood vessels at this site. The typical feature is its colour with soft appearance and tendency to bleed, manipulated or even by self also.
In my patients, I generally remove this by radio frequency ablation. It is a simple procedure of few minutes and can be done by any dermatologist.
Do not try to fiddle or pinch or puncture the area as it can bleed continuously.
Overall there is nothing to be worried about and can get this thing removed.
I hope these informations will relax you. I will be glad to answer any further queries.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY
Granuloma pyogenicum : get it removed. Don't touch
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting the pictures of the affected area.
After analyzing the picture with best diligence, I can make out that your daughter has the condition known as granuloma pyogenicum.
Let me reassure you first that this is not mole or related thing and is a very much benign structure.
It is formed due to the minor trauma which induces proliferation of blood vessels at this site. The typical feature is its colour with soft appearance and tendency to bleed, manipulated or even by self also.
In my patients, I generally remove this by radio frequency ablation. It is a simple procedure of few minutes and can be done by any dermatologist.
Do not try to fiddle or pinch or puncture the area as it can bleed continuously.
Overall there is nothing to be worried about and can get this thing removed.
I hope these informations will relax you. I will be glad to answer any further queries.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kanodia
MD-DERMATOLOGY
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Ashwin Bhandari
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