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Images in neonatal medicine
Congenital epulis
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Presentation
A baby girl was referred to our hospital immediately after birth, for a mass protruding from her mouth (figure 1). The mass was attached to the gingiva of the right maxilla and measured 2 cm×1.5 cm×1 cm. The mass prevented normal closure of the mouth, was hindering normal breast or bottle-feeding, but did not …
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.