Abstract
Herein we report on a case of pyogenic granuloma in a pregnant women, so called granuloma gravidarum. A 40-year-old female patient presented to the oral surgery service at her 37th week of pregnancy complaining of local pain and dysphagia. The lesion had 4 months of evolution, and was caused by trauma of the tongue by a fractured tooth restoration of element 36. Clinical examination revealed an exophytic, pedicled of fibro-elastic consistency, reddish with whitish areas, bleeding in the left side edge of the tongue, approximately 1.5 cm diameter in the largest dimension. Excisional biopsy was performed and all tissue was submitted to histopathologic examination. Microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis of pyogenic granuloma. The patient remains under observation after 6 months without recurrence.
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