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Pyogenic granuloma in a renal transplant patient: case report
Author(s) -
AlZayer Mohammed,
Fonseca Marcio,
Ship Jonathan A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2001.tb00253.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pyogenic granuloma , biopsy , lesion , soft tissue , granuloma , hyperplasia , renal transplant , histopathological examination , surgery , radiology , pathology , transplantation
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 overgrowth induced by long‐term use of medication, and thus an excisional biopsy was performed, which diagnosed the lesion as a pyogenic granuloma. A review of the literature and management recommendations are discussed.