Dermatology Online Journal

Pyogenic granulomas are benign lesions commonly found on the skin and mucosal surfaces. Although the etiology of pyogenic granuloma is not well understood, some reports have suggested that PG may be caused by impaired wound healing following tissue injury. Rare cases of pyogenic granulomas in the setting of local foreign body have been reported in the literature. Although foreign body reactions have not been identified as a cause of pyogenic granuloma, these reports evidence the need to further investigate this association. We present a 33-year-old man who presented with a pyogenic granuloma on the scalp six years after a contralateral skull-penetrating gunshot wound that resulted in retained bullet fragments.