Rahul Gulaganji

ABSTRACT The incidence of insertion of foreign body in the nose in pediatric age group is very common. Button batteries are unusual and dangerous foreign bodies seen in the nasal cavity. If left untreated for longer time, it can cause severe nasal mucosal damage because of the harmful chemicals present in them. We are a presenting one such case of 3-year-old boy with insertion of button battery. Radiograph showed evidence of a button battery in the left nostril. The child was immediately shifted for the OT procedure and foreign body removed endoscopically with no complications. Keywords: Button battery, chemical, foreign body.

ABSTRACT Pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular neoplasm of skin and mucous membranes. It is also known as Botriomycome. It results from inflammatory hyperplasia of mucosa or the skin. Females are more commonly affected probably due to the vascular effects of hormones that occur during puberty, pregnancy and menopause. Intraorally, gingiva is the most commonly (75%) affected and rarely have been reported on extragingival sites like palate, buccal mucosa, tongue and lips. Intraorally, the lesion appears as a hyperplastic inflammatory response to local irritation or trauma. Extra oral sites commonly involved are the skin of face, neck, upper and lower extremities, and mucous membrane of nose and eyelids. Clinically, pyogenic granulomas are characterized as a smooth or lobulated exophytic lesion with colour ranging from red/pink to purple. The mass may have a pedunculated or sessile base and is usually non tender but it can bleed on touch. Hereby we are reporting an unusual location of pyogenic granuloma on tongue. Keywords: Tongue, Hormone, NBCA