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Pyogenic granuloma in a renal transplant patient: case report
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.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/73895/1/j.1754-4505.2001.tb00253.x.pd