A pinch of salt is all it takes! The novel use of table salt for the effective treatment of pyogenic granuloma

Pyogenic Granuloma: A New Therapeutic Role for Salt?

“…However, its use in PG is still innovative, as there are only few reports in the literature. 3,4 To our knowledge, this is the first report on the use of salt as a treatment for PG in children.…”

“…1,2 We hypothesise LT complicating IM is under-recognised and hence under-reported as it is overshadowed by more obvious palatine tonsillitis.Our case highlights the following: (i) In a child with severe odynophagia and a voice with a muffled quality sometimes described as being a hot potato voice, LT needs to be considered as a differential diagnosis; (ii) in the absence of onsite paediatric otolaryngology services, lateral airway radiograph is helpful in arriving at the diagnosis; and (iii) there is modest evidence that corticosteroids are beneficial in children with acute respiratory obstruction due to tonsillar enlargement in Epstein-Barr virus infection. 3…”

“…However, recurrences are common. 1,3 We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who presented with an erythematous friable papular lesion on the palmar aspect of the fourth finger of the right hand (Fig. 1a).…”

“…4 By creating a hyperosmolar setting around the granuloma, it stimulates a desiccant effect and shrinks the vascular tissue. 3,4 Within the wide range of treatment options available for PG, the choice needs to be individualised and discussed with the patient. In larger lesions, or sites difficult to approach surgically, salt can be particularly interesting.…”

Salt for the treatment of pyogenic granuloma in a patient with pustular psoriasis of palms

“…Severe and recurrent bleeding is one reason for patients to seek treatment. Sodium chloride (common salt) is a widely available and cheap substance, which has been found to work in conditions such as umbilical granuloma 2 and it has recently been tried for treatment of PG as well 3 . We report a case of a woman with PG successfully treated by sodium chloride application.…”