Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome: A case report of two siblings and review of the literature.

Autor: Sajad, Peerzada, Hassan, Iffat, Imtiyaz, Syed
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Zdroj: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists; Jan-Mar2014, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p93-95, 3p
Abstrakt: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive genodermatosis which is characterised by periodontitis, palmoplantar keratoderma and predisposition to pyogenic infections and occurs due to cathepsin C gene mutation (located on chromosome11).The loss of primary teeth usually occurs by the age of 4 years and secondary teeth by second decade. The disorder is associated with significant cosmetic and functional disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index