Background: A pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a common benign vascular lesion found in the oral cavity. The gold standard treatment of this lesion, comprising surgical excision and elimination etiological factors, cannot avoid tooth loss case an aggressive granuloma. Because prominent properties 980 nm 635 diode lasers photocoagulation photobiomodulation, we applied these wavelengths large wi...

Intraoral ossifying fibromas have been described in the literature since the late 1940s. Peripheral ossifying fibroma (POF) is usually a fibroma of the gingival which shows areas of calcification or ossification. It is a nonneoplastic enlargement of gingiva. Due to its clinical and histopathological similarities, some POFs are believed to develop initially as a pyogenic granuloma that undergoes...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the frequency and type of benign orofacial lesions submitted for diagnosis at Tripoli Medical Centre over 17 years period (1997-2013). MATERIALS AND METHODS Entries for specimens from patients were retrieved and compiled into 9 diagnostic categories and 82 diagnoses. RESULTS During the 17 years period, a total of 975 specimens were evaluated, it comprised a male-female...

Introduction: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is an HIV associated skin lesion. Kaposi sarcoma is rare in HIV negative patients and is associated with HHV-8 infection. Clinically it presents as a pink nodular mass, single or multiple which can mimic pyogenic granuloma and bacillary angiomatosis. The etiology associated with HHV-8. Treatment options modalities can vary between from electrocuatery to surgica...

INTRODUCTION Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is one of the inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity. It is a reactional response to minor trauma or chronic irritation. The most common treatment of PG is surgical excision but alternative approaches such as laser excision have also been proposed especially for pediatric patients. CASE REPORT Herein, we present a case of gingival pyogenic granul...

Recently, literature has suggested that Timolol gel 0.5% is a safe and effective treatment for pyogenic granuloma (PG) in children. We present the case of a 3 year-old girl with a PG in the left medial canthus, which was treated with Timolol and resolved after 6 months with no evidence of scarring. Citation: Del Pozzo-Magaña B, Lara-Corrales I (2014) Topical Timolol for pyogenic granuloma in a ...

BACKGROUND Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a polypoid lobular capillary hemangioma rarely observed in the gastrointestinal tract. Only a few cases in the small bowel have been described in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION A 58-year-old man had been suffering from general fatigue and severe anemia. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy did not reveal any significant bleeding. Abdominal comput...