Case Report: Pediatric Ocular Pyogenic Granuloma

Dr. Pankaj Baruah, Dr. Semim Sultana, Dr. Srijandeep Kumar, Dr. Ipsita Das, Dr. Baharul Hoque, Dr. Anusa Gupta

Abstract: Pyogenic granuloma is a misnomer as it is a benign vascular tumour of skin and mucous membranes but not associated with pus formation and histologically the lesion is composed of granulation tissue. A 10 - year - old boy presented with lid mass in left upper eyelid margin for last 2 weeks. It was insidious in onset but rapidly progressive in nature. On examination it was a smooth surfaced, red - purple coloured, sessile painless soft lobulated mass of 4 mm in diameter, present in the middle of upper eyelid margin. Excision of the swelling was done and the sample was sent for histopathological examination. Histopathology report shows features of capillary hemangioma.

Keywords: Pyogenic granuloma, Benign vascular tumor, Histopathology, Capillary hemangioma, Eyelid mass

How to Cite?: Dr. Pankaj Baruah, Dr. Semim Sultana, Dr. Srijandeep Kumar, Dr. Ipsita Das, Dr. Baharul Hoque, Dr. Anusa Gupta, "Case Report: Pediatric Ocular Pyogenic Granuloma", Volume 12 Issue 8, August 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1165-1166, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23809053746, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23809053746