Oral Hemangiomatous Granuloma: A Case Report Mohapatra Shreeyam1,*, Verma Akshay2, Sharma Ajay Kumar2, Das Mayank3, Sharma Pankaj4, Kumar Prashant5 1Post Graduate Student., Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology 2Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology. NIMS Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 4Post Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 5Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India *Corresponding author: Dr. Shreeyam Mohapatra Post Graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Rajasthan Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. E-mail: shreeyam080@gmail.com, Ph no.-+91-9166907904
Online published on 7 March, 2016. Abstract Pyogenic granuloma is one of the inflammatory hyperplasia seen in the oral cavity. It usually arises in response to various stimuli such as low-grade local irritation, traumatic injury, hormonal factors, or certain kinds of drugs. Clinically oral pyogenic granuloma is seen as a smooth exophytic lesion with usually hemorrhagic base. The surface presents from pink to red to purple. This case report describes a pyogenic granuloma in a 32-year-old female patient, discussing the clinical features and histopathologic features that distinguish this lesion from other similar oral mucosa lesions and also the successful management of the lesion. Top Keywords Hyperplasia, Oral cavity, Pyogenic granuloma. Top |