Citation

de Carvalho FK, Pinheiro TN, Arid J, de Queiroz AM, de Rossi A, Nelson-Filho P. J. Dent. Child (AAPD) 2015; 82(3): 168-170.

Affiliation

Professor; in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26731254

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a reactive local benign vascular lesion, where connective tissue fibrovascular proliferation occurs. The most common etiology of PG is chronic, low-level irritation. PG affects females mainly. The purpose of this paper is to report a giant pyogenic granuloma caused by an acute trauma in the upper lip of an 11-year-old boy. The initial clinical diagnosis suggested PG, which was confirmed after an excisional biopsy and a microscopic exam. Oral lesions of large proportions in children can cause functional, esthetic, and behavioral issues, and should be promptly investigated.

Language: en