title: Pyogenic granuloma.
abstract: A retrospective review of cases of pyogenic granuloma seen at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between 1984-1991 is described. Epidemiology and the factors that led to the granuloma formation were examined and only cases documented histopathologically were included in the review. Of the 110 cases, 80% developed the granuloma at the site of the previous surgery (especially entropion repair, and dacryocystorhinostomy with a stent tube or with a Jones tube) while 20% did not have a prior surgery. Recurrence occurred in 7% and these patients were in the group who had a prior surgery. Surgical procedures lead to an increased tendency for the formation of pyogenic granuloma due to different mechanisms acting via a mechanical or chemical irritation and an inhibition of re-epithelialization.
authors.affiliation: King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: al-Towerki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology