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AbstractBackgroundFixed drug eruption is a drug reaction characterized by the recurrent occurrence of erosive or ulcerative lesions in skin or mucosa surfaces upon the use of a specific drug. The occurrence of fixed drug eruption in oral mucosa is rare and ill documented.Case reportA 37‐year‐old woman who presented with recurrent erosive lesions in the palatal marginal gingiva of the upper first molars for 3 consecutive months. In anamnesis and follow‐up, the time association with the intake of piroxicam to treat menstrual pain led us to the diagnosis of fixed drug eruption.ConclusionPiroxicam is a rare culprit drug to fixed drug eruption, especially in oral mucosa.

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