Case Report

Year : 2021 | Volume : 6 | Issue : 2 | Page : 75-77

Pyogenic Granuloma or Hemangioma: An Insoluble Dilemma

Santoshni Samal, Mukesh Kumar1 , Ratna Renu Baliar Singh, Prayas Ray, Manoranjan Mahakur

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital (Utkal University), Cuttack, Odisha, 1 Department of Periodontics and Implantology, Kalka Dental College, (CCSU), Merrut, Uttar Pradesh, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Santoshni Samal,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SCB Dental College and Hospital (Utkal University), Cuttack, Odisha, India.

E‐mail: santoshnisamal@gmail.com

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a tumor‐like ulcer that often affectsthe oral cavity. These lesions usually appear aslocalized bumps with a moving or pedunculated base and vary in color from reddish, purple, or pinkish, depending on the wound severity. These lesions are more common in boys. It is often difficult to diagnose and treat ulcers. Often, there is a dilemma to correctly differentiate vascular lesions from PG. In this case, a separate diagnosis and management of PG and other vascular lesions of an 11‐year‐old boy is discussed.

Keywords: Children, hemangioma, histopathology, pyogenic granuloma

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How to cite this article: Samal S, Kumar M, Singh RR, Ray P, Mahakur M. Pyogenic granuloma or hemangioma: An insoluble dilemma. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2021;6:75-7.