We read with interest the article "Effectiveness and safety of 0.5% timolol solution in the treatment of pyogenic granuloma," a randomised, double-blind and placebo-controlled study by Patra et al., 1 in which the use of 0.5% timolol as a topical treatment option for pyogenic granuloma was studied. We appreciate the efforts of the authors to evaluate a topical treatment option for pyogenic granuloma which otherwise needs a surgical intervention. Keeping in mind the clinical utility of the mode of therapy, this article was selected for journal club presentation following which certain discrepancies were noted that we would like to bring to your notice.In the methodology, the assessment of bleeding tendency which is graded from grade I (excellent) to grade V (no change) should have been mentioned as an assessment of improvement in the bleeding tendency.
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