Pyogenic granuloma – a study of 175 cases
Joint Authors
Agarwal, Anshoo
Rijal, Arpana
Karki, Smriti
Upadhyay, Paricha
Source
Sudanese Journal of Dermatology
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2008), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Sudanese Association of Dermatologists
Publication Date
2008-03-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Pyogenic granuloma is relatively common benign vascular lesion of the skin and mucosa whose exact cause is unknown.
A 5 year retrospective analysis (January 2001 – December 2006) of histopathological record of patients diagnosed as cases of pyogenic granuloma were done to analyze the prevalence, common site, age of presentation and to see correlation between clinical and histopathological diagnosis.
Total number of cases studied were 175.
The age of the patient ranged from 1.5 to 70 years.
There were 89 (50.85 %) males and 86 (49.14 %) females.
Male to female ratio was 1.03 : 1 .
All patients had solitary lesions.
In 105 (60 %) patients the tumor was located in head and neck region with scalp being the commonest site.
Plethora of common clinical diagnosis made were papilloma (12%), sebaceouscyst (6.29%), parasitic lesion (3.43%), melanoma (3.43%), squamous cell carcinoma (3.43%), mucous retention cyst (3.43%) and naevus ( 2.86 %) .
American Psychological Association (APA)
Agarwal, Anshoo& Rijal, Arpana& Karki, Smriti& Upadhyay, Paricha. 2008. Pyogenic granuloma – a study of 175 cases. Sudanese Journal of Dermatology،Vol. 6, no. 1, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Agarwal, Anshoo…[et al.]. Pyogenic granuloma – a study of 175 cases. Sudanese Journal of Dermatology Vol. 6, no. 1 (Mar. 2008), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Agarwal, Anshoo& Rijal, Arpana& Karki, Smriti& Upadhyay, Paricha. Pyogenic granuloma – a study of 175 cases. Sudanese Journal of Dermatology. 2008. Vol. 6, no. 1, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-247683
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 8-9
Record ID
BIM-247683