extragingival pyogenic granuloma associated with medication: report of an unusual case

Extragingival pyogenic granuloma associated with medication: Report of an unusual case

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a well-known benign non-neoplastic overgrowth. It is a response to mild irritation and might be related to hormonal factors and certain kinds of drugs. PG preferentially affects the gingiva, but can be found extragingivally with varying clinical features. The most common treatment is surgical excision. This article describes a case of extragingival PG occurring on the...

Extragingival Pyogenic Granuloma: an Unusual Clinical Presentation

Pyogenic granuloma is thought to represent an exuberant tissue reaction to local irritation. It occurs in second decade of life in young females. Clinically, oral pyogenic granuloma is a smooth or lobulated exophytic growth, pedunculated or sessile, which usually bleeds on provocation. Oral pyogenic granuloma preferentially affects the gingiva. On rare occasion, it can be found extragingivally ...

Extragingival pyogenic granuloma: a case report

The pyogenic granuloma is thought to represent an exuberant tissue response to local irritation or trauma.Clinically these lesions usually present as single nodule or sessile papule with smooth or lobulated surface. These may be seen in any size from a few millimeters to several centimeters. Pyogenic granuloma of the oral cavity is known to involve the gingiva commonly (75% of all cases). Rarel...

Exuberant pyogenic granuloma in extragingival site.

1 Doutorando em Odontologia pela UFC (Professor Assistente 1 do curso de Odontologia da UFC Campus Sobral). 2 Discente de Odontologia da UFC Campus Sobral. 3 Doutora em Patologia Bucal pela UFRN (Professora do curso de Odontologia da Universidade de Fortaleza UNIFOR). 4 Doutora em Patologia Bucal pela UFRN (Professora Adjunta do curso de Odontologia da UFC Campus Sobral). Universidade Federal d...

Pyogenic granuloma associated with a natal tooth: case report.

The pyogenic granuloma is a clinical entity which originates as an overexuberant connective tissue response to a stimulus or injury.^ Trauma and local irritation have a significant impact on the development of the pyogenic granuloma. This lesion is particularly important to dentists because of its common intraoral occurrence and sometimes alarming clinical course. The pyogenic granuloma is seen...

Pyogenic Granuloma in an Unusual Site