Giant pyogenic granuloma gravidarum of the hand

• Main Authors: Khan, Ed Simor, Sharifudin, Mohd Ariff, Eshagroni, Ahmed, Mohamed Haflah, Nor Hazla, Abdullah, Shalimar, Sapuan, Jamari
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2014
• Subjects: RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer); RD701 Orthopedics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/39469/1/Pages_from_IMJM_Vol_13_No_2_pg55-58.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39469/4/39469_Giant%20pyogenic%20granuloma%20gravidarum%20of%20the%20hand_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/39469/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/Volume%2013%20No%202/Pages%20from%20IMJM%20Vol%2013%20No%202%20pg55-58.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

We describe a case of a giant pyogenic granuloma affecting the left index finger of a 23-year-old pregnant lady requiring surgical excision. Pyogenic granuloma gravidarum is a benign hyperplastic lesion that commonly presents on oral mucosa, typically the gums, in approximately 5% of pregnant wome...