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Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp
Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor of unknown etiology, though multiple factors play a role in its onset, e.g., trauma, chronic irritation, drugs etc., It is commonly seen in children and adolescents. Giant pyogenic granuloma is its atypical variant. We are presenting two cases of giant p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24350008 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.120640 |
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author | Chandra, B. Satish Rao, P. Narasimha |
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description | Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor of unknown etiology, though multiple factors play a role in its onset, e.g., trauma, chronic irritation, drugs etc., It is commonly seen in children and adolescents. Giant pyogenic granuloma is its atypical variant. We are presenting two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma, one, in a 28-year-old adult, presenting as a giant fluffy swelling of scalp and the other in a 11-year-old child, presenting as a giant ulcerated globular swelling of the scalp. |
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spelling | pubmed-38538932013-12-16 Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp Chandra, B. Satish Rao, P. Narasimha Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor of unknown etiology, though multiple factors play a role in its onset, e.g., trauma, chronic irritation, drugs etc., It is commonly seen in children and adolescents. Giant pyogenic granuloma is its atypical variant. We are presenting two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma, one, in a 28-year-old adult, presenting as a giant fluffy swelling of scalp and the other in a 11-year-old child, presenting as a giant ulcerated globular swelling of the scalp. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3853893/ /pubmed/24350008 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.120640 Text en Copyright: © Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Chandra, B. Satish Rao, P. Narasimha Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
title | Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
title_full | Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
title_fullStr | Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
title_full_unstemmed | Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
title_short | Two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
title_sort | two cases of giant pyogenic granuloma of scalp |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853893/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24350008 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.120640 |
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