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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2025

Thalidomide as Treatment of Lip's Pyogenic Granuloma.

Liyan Lai, Jiayao Nie, Dejian Duan, Dan Huang

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Article in International medical case reports journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Liyan Lai *The Seventh Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0004-6716-1332
Jiayao Nie *Department of Dermatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Dejian DuanDepartment of Dermatology, Shenzhen Bao'an Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.
Dan HuangDepartment of Dermatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.

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Abstract

Pyogenic granuloma (PG) is a benign vascular tumor that can be challenging to treat, particularly in aesthetically sensitive areas. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with a PG on the upper lip that did not respond to conventional treatments, including glucocorticoid injections and long-pulse 1064 nm laser therapy. Due to aesthetic concerns and the lack of response to these treatments, the patient was administered oral thalidomide at a nightly dose of 75 mg for 5 months, which resulted in complete regression without recurrence over a 3-year follow-up. This case suggests thalidomide's potential as an effective alternative treatment for PG in sensitive areas.

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lippyogenic granulomathalidomidetreatment

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