Author(s)

Flavia Pirih^1*, Ana Dilza Barroso¹, Nikolaos Tatarakis², Kitrina Cordell³, Laurie McCauley⁴, Paul Edwards⁵

¹Section of Periodontics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
²Unit of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Institute, University College of London, London, UK.
³Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA.
⁴University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
⁵Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Peripheral giant cell granuloma (PGCG) is a common reactive gingival lesion that histologically resembles the central giant cell granuloma, and is a central lesion of the jaws. Occasionally, central giant cell granuloma-like lesions may be seen in association with hyperparathyroidism. Rarely, PGCG-like lesions have been described in a background of hyperparathyroidism. We describe the case of a 91-year-old woman taking teriparatide for the treatment of osteoporosis and presented with a peripheral giant cell granuloma of the mandibular posterior area.

Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma, Central giant Cell Granuloma, Hyperparathyroidism, Teriparatide, Parathyroid Hormone

Pirih, F. , Barroso, A. , Tatarakis, N. , Cordell, K. , McCauley, L. and Edwards, P. (2015) A Case Report of a Peripheral Giant Cell Granuloma in a Patient on Forteo. Open Journal of Stomatology, 5, 147-151. doi: 10.4236/ojst.2015.56020.