Pyogenic Granuloma of Buccal Mucosa: An Unusual Presentation

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 ...

An unusual presentation of granuloma faciale

Granuloma faciale (GF) is a benign disease that presents as solitary or multiple asymptomatic plaques on the face. We report a 25-year-old male patient with asymptomatic papular, pustular, and nodular lesions on both cheeks. Diagnosis of GF was made based on the histopathological findings. He was treated with cryotherapy and intralesional triamcinolone injections every month. After 3 months, th...

Pyogenic Granuloma in an Unusual Site

An unusual cause of bleeding from the duodenum: pyogenic granuloma.

A 65-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of melena and chest pain due to anemia. Medical history disclosed type 1 diabetes mellitus, an acute coronary syndrome, pacemaker implantation because of a sick sinus syndrome and an occlusion of the superior temporal artery. The patient used a coumarin derivative. During admission, the patient had large volume melena and became hemodynamic...

Pyogenic granuloma on the upper lip: an unusual location

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign non-neoplastic mucocutaneous lesion. It is a reactional response to constant minor trauma and might be related to hormonal changes. In the mouth, PG is manifested as a sessile or pedunculated, resilient, erythematous, exophytic and painful papule or nodule with a smooth or lobulated surface that bleeds easily. PG preferentially affects the gingiva, but may al...