Pyogenic granuloma gravidarum: a case report
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Author(s)
Goh, Ruth S
Peh, Wee Ming
Keng, Christopher Goh Hood
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Pyogenic granuloma gravidarum (PGG) is a benign fibrovascular lesion arising during pregnancy. This report concerns a woman in her third trimester of pregnancy with recurrent left epistaxis and a swelling in her left nostril. She was diagnosed with PGG via magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and nasoendoscopy. The lesion was managed conservatively and the neonate was delivered without complication at 37 weeks of gestation. Evidence shows that MRI is superior to computerised tomography (CT) in the assessment of soft-tissue masses, but there is a paucity of MRI PGG imaging in the literature. This report shows that MRI, together with the clinical context, is adequate to make a diagnosis of PGG. This was a rare case of a nasal lesion that was allowed to involute conservatively, hence avoiding the potential complications of surgery. This appears to be the first published report to include a follow-up to a successful second pregnancy and delivery without the recurrence of PGG.
Date Issued
2025-06-01
Date Acceptance
2025-05-22
Citation
Case Reports in Women's Health, 2025, 46
ISSN
2214-9112
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Start Page
e00716
End Page
e00716
Journal / Book Title
Case Reports in Women's Health
Volume
46
Copyright Statement
© 2025 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Identifier
10.1016/j.crwh.2025.e00716
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
e00716
Date Publish Online
2025-05-24