title: Congenital epulis in a newborn: a case report, immunoprofiling and review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Congenital epulis is a rare lesion of the newborn, presenting as mass in the oral cavity which can interfere with respiration and feeding. It should be distinguished from other lesions which can occur in newborns, both clinically and histopathologically.
  
  
  METHODS
  Here, we report a case of congenital epulis in a newborn female on the right alveolar ridge, along with an extensive review of literature and discuss the immunoprofiling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis of CE in a newborn is of paramount importance in the successful management of these rare cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Aparna
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillo Facial Surgery, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Jayanth
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shashidara
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and radiology, Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaishankar
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005881:Gingiva / Q000473:pathology*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D016586:Granular Cell Tumor / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
keywords: Neumann's tumor; congenital epulis; congenital granular cell lesion