Abstract

ANDREOLI, ML et al. Pyogenic granuloma: unusual presentation in pregnancy. Rev. argent. dermatol. [online]. 2014, vol.95, n.4, pp.6-11. ISSN 1851-300X.

Pyogenic Granuloma (GP) is a common vascular lesion of the skin and mucous membranes, usually presented as a solitary neoplasm with a bright red, smooth surface; usually sessile or pedunculated that grows rapidly to reach 1 to 2 inches in a few weeks and then remains stationary. It is included in the classification of vascular anomalies of the International Society for the study of vascular anomalies (ISSVA) to under "other" vascular tumors despite their controversial name and their "reactional" pathogenesis. Our goal is to present a case of pyogenic granuloma in an 18-year-old rural worker in the 2nd trimester with an atypical presentation for its size (4 x 4 cm) and acral location with excellent response to surgery and emphasize that such damage can result from repeated trauma, impaired wound healing and neovascularization and overexpression of the growth factor vascular endothelial (VEGF) at this period of life.

Keywords : Pyogenic granuloma; Lobular capillary hemangioma; Granuloma gravidarum; Épulis; Vascular tumors.