title: Pyogenic granuloma in a renal transplant patient: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 1011 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: al-Zayer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: da Fonseca
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ship
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000009:adverse effects; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine