Oral Pyogenic Granuloma: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

pyogenic granuloma, peripheral ossifying fibroma, peripheral giant cell granuloma, pregnancy tumor

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

John Svirsky, DDS, Director of Dental Diagnostic Services, Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry
John Svirsky, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral Medicine and American Dental Association
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Medical Editor

Kelly M Cordoro, MD, Fellow and Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatric Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco; Assistant Professor (On Educational Leave), Assistant Program Director for Resident Medical Education, Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Kelly M Cordoro, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, Association of Professors of Dermatology, Dermatology Foundation, Medical Society of Virginia, National Psoriasis Foundation, Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and Women's Dermatologic Society
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Michael J Wells, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
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Managing Editor

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Research Associates of Cincinnati
Drore Eisen, MD, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Oral Medicine, and American Dental Association
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CME Editor

Glen H Crawford, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Dermatology, The Pennsylvania Hospital
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William D James, MD, Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Vice-Chair, Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
William D James, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology and Society for Investigative Dermatology
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