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
