Pyogenic Granuloma: An extragingival hyperplastic lesion. A case report

Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma is a fast growing reactive proliferation of endothelial cells commonly on the gingiva as a response to chronic irritation. It is a polypoid form of capillary hemangioma on the skin & mucosal surface, usually presenting as a single nodule or sessile papules, with smooth or lobulated surface of any size from a few millimetres to several centimetres. Pyogenic granuloma of the oral cavity is known to involve the gingiva commonly. Rarely, it could also occur extragingivally. Presenting a case of pyogenic granuloma on the palate of a 22 year old female patient caused due to a fish bone injury.