title: Profusely bleeding oral pyogenic granuloma in a teenage girl.
abstract: Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a kind of inflammatory hyperplastic soft tissue lesion of the oral cavity. The lesion, however, is not related to infection and arise as a reactive growth in response to various stimuli. It has a very high vascularity because of the presence of numerous prominent capillaries. The lesion has a bleeding tendency, even after a minor traumatic episode, such as during mastication. Bleeding may be at times very severe and difficult to control. We present the case of a profusely bleeding young PG in a young teenage child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. rajkids2000@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Rajeev Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Ambrish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaushal
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Ramesh Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*