Pyogenic granuloma: case report in a 9-year-old girl.
Based on clinical features alone, pyogenic granuloma can be difficult to differentiate from a peripheral giant cell granuloma, a more aggressive oral lesion that could have consequences such as teeth displacement and alveolar bone resorption. A thorough clinical and radiographic examination is important to determine whether teeth and/or bone are involved. Furthermore, the early onset of puberty in females may increase the prevalence of pyogenic granuloma at a young age.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California, USA.
Katalina
K
Ramirez
Gretchen
G
Bruce
William
W
Carpenter
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008572:Menarche / Q000502:physiology; D011629:Puberty, Precocious / Q000150:complications