Granuloma faciale is a rare dermatosis of chronic course, benign, usually asymptomatic, first described in 1945 by Wingley. It is characterized by the appearance of well-defined, single or multiple papules, plaques and nodules, predominantly located in sun-exposed areas, especially the face. In this work we report the case of a female patient, 58 years old, evolving for ten years with multiple ...

Background: Pilomatrixoma is a benign skin tumor arising from the hair matrix cells. It typically found in head and neck region. However, few cases of pilomatrixoma that mimic pyogenic granuloma have been reported. Clinicians should be aware it because may recurrence transform into malignant tumor. Case Presentation: We report rare case 9-year-old boy who presented with an asymptomatic mass on ...

We report the case of a 55-year-old Japanese patient with granuloma faciale (GF) successfully treated with topical tacrolimus and describe the immunohistochemical study. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the patient's granuloma contained CD3(+), CD4(+), CD8(+), CD68(+) and CD163(+) cells. Interestingly, these cells contained granulysin(+) T cells and lacked Foxp3(high+) regulatory T ce...

This case report describes a 14-year-old female referred to Pediatric Dentistry for evaluation and treatment of cyclosporine-induced gingival hyperplasia. Examination of the anterior maxillary area showed a red, vascular, exophytic, soft-tissue mass which had been excised a few months earlier without a histopathologic examination being done. The mass did not appear consistent with gingival over...

Introduction. Pyogenic granuloma (PG) and peripheral giant-cell granuloma (PGCG) are two of the most common inflammatory lesions associated with implants; however, there is no established pathway for treatment of these conditions. This paper aims to illustrate the successful treatment of PG and PGCG and also report a systematic review of the literature regarding the various treatments proposed....

In young adult females, oral pyogenic granuloma predominates in the second decade of life. The gingiva is most typical site involvement. this case study, a 16-year-old female patient was described who had painless intraoral growth involving soft tissue lower front teeth that bled profusely when being brushed and interfered with her ability to eat. surgically removed while under local anaesthesi...