Pregnancy Epulis Associated With Life Threatening Haemorrhage in a Nigerian Woman
Niger. q. j. hosp. med
;
20(1): 10-12, 2010.
Article
in English
| AIM
| ID: biblio-1267683
ABSTRACT
Pregnancy tumour is a clinical term used to identify a pyogenic granuloma that occurs in pregnant women. Pregnancy tumour is not uncommon; but severe bleeding associated with the lesion necessitating blood transfusion is rare. We report a rare case of mandibular gingival pregnancy tumour with a life-threatening haemorrhage in a 25-year-old Nigerian woman. The patient had lost an estimated 2 litres of blood before presentation. Her packed cell volume was 8at presentation. The patient was managed by infusion of fluid; transfusion of 4 units of blood and ligation of the facial artery; and excision of the lesion. Following an uneventful healing; she was discharged 10 days later with a PCV of 40.5. Following subsequent review there was a recurrence 2 months later that regress after 1 month. She was subsequently lost to further follow up
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Pregnant Women
/
Granuloma
/
Hemorrhage
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger. q. j. hosp. med
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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