• small growth of grainy pink/redish tissue that forms on an area of the umbilical stump which is inflamed and produces a sticky mucous dishcarge not allowing normal tissue to grow on top of it
• caused by abnormal tissue healing after the remaining umbilical cord dries up and falls off
• treatment is painless as the granuloma lacks innervation, and requires applying chemical silver nitrate directly to the granumloma to burn the tissue off
• although rare, careful examination of the tissue is needed to enssure the tissue is not intestinal or bladder in origin