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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2015; 05(01): 083-085
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1709756
Case Report

RECURRENT PYOGENIC GRAULOMA - A CASE REPORT

Amitha Ramesh
1   Professor, Department of Periodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Agumbe Priyanka Prakash
2   Post Graduate, Department of Periodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Abstract

A non-specific, conditioned gingival enlargement, pyogenic granuloma is a reactive lesion that can occur anywhere on mucosa or skin. In the oral cavity, the gingiva is the most frequent site. The recurrence rate is up to 15%. The most common cause of pyogenic granuloma is local irritating factor. This case report describes a recurrent pyogenic granuloma in a 35 year old patient and its successful surgical management.

Keywords

pyogenic granuloma - recurrent - incisional biopsy


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