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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2709-7927</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Médica del Centro]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta méd centro]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2709-7927</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario Arnaldo Milián Castro]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2709-79272023000100168</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Granuloma piogénico conjuntival recidivado. Presentación de caso]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Recurrent conjunctival pyogenic granuloma. Case presentation]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Urbay]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Guillermo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferrer Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arletis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera Romero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Aylin del Carmen]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario &#8220;Arnaldo Milián Castro&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>168</fpage>
<lpage>172</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2709-79272023000100168&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2709-79272023000100168&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2709-79272023000100168&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  el granuloma piogénico es un tumor vascular benigno que puede presentarse también en la conjuntiva ocular.  Información del paciente:  se presenta el caso de un paciente masculino, de piel blanca y 75 años de edad, que llegó a la Consulta de Oculoplastia del Hospital &#8220;Arnaldo Milián Castro&#8221; aquejado de aumento de volumen pedunculado en el tercio interno del párpado inferior del ojo derecho que ha crecido progresivamente desde hacía varios meses. Esta lesión comenzó como un pequeño bulto en la conjuntiva tarsal y progresivamente aumentó de tamaño hasta que protruyó y provocó ectropión del párpado inferior. La constante exposición de la masa y el roce con la piel del párpado provocaba la infección permanente que no cedía con antibióticos aplicados localmente en colirios. Un estudio microbiológico de las secreciones conjuntivales demostró una colonización multibacteriana.  Conclusiones:  el estudio histopatológico de la lesión permite la confirmación del diagnóstico. Pueden ser tratados con esteroides o escisión quirúrgica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  pyogenic granuloma is a benign vascular tumor that can also occur in the ocular conjunctiva.  Patient information:  it was presented a case of a white male patient, 75 years old, who came to the Oculoplasty Clinic of the &#8220;Arnaldo Milián Castro&#8221; Hospital with an increase of pedunculated volume in the inner third of the lower eyelid of the right eye that had been growing progressively for several months. This lesion started as a small lump in the tarsal conjunctiva and progressively increased in size until it protruded and caused ectropion of the lower eyelid. Constant exposure of the mass and rubbing against the eyelid skin caused permanent infection that did not subside with antibiotics applied locally in eye drops. A microbiological study of conjunctival secretions showed a multibacterial colonization.  Conclusions:  histopathological study of the lesion allows confirmation of the diagnosis. They can be treated with steroids or surgical excision.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[granuloma piogénico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[neoplasias de la conjuntiva]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pyogenic granuloma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[conjunctival neoplasms]]></kwd>
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