Gravidarian epulis K06.8
Synonym(s)
Pregnancy tumor
Definition
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On the floor of a pregnancy gingivitis or also spontaneously occurring, rapidly growing, 0.5-2.0 cm large, little painful, often erosive or bleeding nodule of the oral mucosa, which usually originates from an interdental papilla or interdigital space.
Etiopathogenesis
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Etiopathologically, it is a granulation tissue rich in vessels (see epulis below), comparable to a granuloma pyogenicum.
Clinic
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S.a.u. Epulis.
Literature
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- Bork K et al (2008) Oral mucosa and lip diseases. Schattauer, Stuttgart, New York S. 17-18
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