Profusely bleeding oral pyogenic granuloma in a teenage girl

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Mar 12:2013:bcr2013008583. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008583.

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a kind of inflammatory hyperplastic soft tissue lesion of the oral cavity. The lesion, however, is not related to infection and arise as a reactive growth in response to various stimuli. It has a very high vascularity because of the presence of numerous prominent capillaries. The lesion has a bleeding tendency, even after a minor traumatic episode, such as during mastication. Bleeding may be at times very severe and difficult to control. We present the case of a profusely bleeding young PG in a young teenage child.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Gingival Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Gingival Diseases / pathology
  • Gingival Diseases / surgery*
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic / diagnosis*
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic / pathology
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Oral Hemorrhage / diagnosis*
  • Oral Hemorrhage / surgery*