Diseases

Pyogenic Granuloma

A disorder of the skin, the oral mucosa, and the gingiva, that usually presents as a solitary polypoid capillary hemangioma often resulting from trauma. It is manifested as an inflammatory response with similar characteristics to those of a granuloma.

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Abstract

A disorder of the skin, the oral mucosa, and the gingiva, that usually presents as a solitary polypoid capillary hemangioma often resulting from trauma. It is manifested as an inflammatory response with similar characteristics to those of a granuloma.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Granuloma Pyogenicum
  • Granuloma Telangiecticum
  • Granuloma, Pyogenic
  • Hemangioma, Lobular Capillary
  • Capillary Hemangioma, Lobular
  • Lobular Capillary Hemangioma
  • Angiogranuloma
  • Angiogranulomas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic; coordinate with organ/disease term; do not confuse entry term HEMANGIOMA, LOBULAR CAPILLARY with neoplasm HEMANGIOMA, CAPILLARY

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History Note

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Previous Indexing

  • Granuloma (1967-1993)
  • Hemangioma (1969-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pyogenic Granuloma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017789. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017789
  2. Pyogenic Granuloma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyogenic_granuloma
  3. Pyogenic Granuloma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1571254