Red dot on my 3 y.o. sons nose profusely bleeds.

[etorres9901]

My son is a month away from turning 4. Although he seems to be his usual vivacious, & energetic self, I noticed a small red dot appear on his right cheek right under his eye. Over the past 3 weeks it just seems to be getting slightly larger in size. About 1 week ago he rubbed his cheek & all of a sudden he was bleeding profusely out of the small dot. It took us literally took us hours to stop the bleeding. His pediatrician isn't really giving us any answers & I am growing even more concerned because he is small & almost everyday we have to tape gauze to his face to keep the bleeding under control. Please Help Explain?!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
For these symptoms, any hemangioma, cherry angioma, pyogenic granuloma should be ruled out. Pyogenic granuloma is a benign growth that often appears as a rapidly growing, bleeding bump on the skin and is composed of blood vessels. Cherry angiomas are made up of clusters of tiny capillaries at the surface of the skin, forming a small round dome ("papule"), which may be flat topped.

Cherry angiomas are made up of clusters of tiny capillaries at the surface of the skin, forming a small round dome ("papule"), which may be flat topped.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[maatson]

While this may turn out to be a small hemangioma, a vascular malformation or a pyogenic granuloma, a couple of investigations to rule out bleeding disorders is essential.