The Age Old Misnomer: Oral Pyogenic Granuloma–A Case Report
Journal Title: Modern Approaches in Dentistry and Oral Health Care - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
An essential diagnostic challenge often faced by oral physicians is diagnosing soft tissue enlargements of the oral cavity. The fundamental reason being there are a diverse group of pathologic processes that can produce such lesions. Any intra-oral enlargement seen may represent a variation of normal anatomic structures, developmental anomalies, inflammation, cysts or even a neoplasm. Confined to these are the group of reactive hyperplasias of the oral cavity, which develop in response to a chronic, recurring tissue injury that stimulates an exuberant or excessive tissue repair response. Pyogenic granuloma comes under as one of the most common entities responsible for causing soft tissue enlargements. Pyogenic granuloma is one of the inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity [1]. It is not associated with pus as its name suggests and histologically it resembles an angiomatous lesion rather than a granulomatous lesion [2]. Thus, the term is a misnomer and in reality arises in response to various stimuli such as low-grade local irritation, traumatic injury or hormonal factors [1,2]. Typically, it presents as an exuberant, red painless mass that easily bleeds, ulcerates and grows rapidly and is frequently seen on the gingiva [3]. Surgical excision with linear closure allows histologic examination of the tissue. It also has the lowest rate of recurrence and is therefore the treatment of choice [4]. Hereby, we present a case of a 21-year-old male patient who presented with a growth on the gingiva and bleeding in upper front teeth region.
Authors and Affiliations
Geon Pauly, Roopashri Rajesh Kashyap, Raghavendra Kini, Prasanna Kumar Rao, Gowri P Bhandarkar, Surashmi PT
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