Gingival fibromatosis, short stature, border-line IQ, facial dysmorphism and hepatomegaly

Autor: İsmail Marakoğlu, Percin, E. F., Gursoy, U. K., Onarlioglu, B., Ergur, A. T.
Přispěvatelé: Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Dent, Dept Periodontol, Sivas, Turkey -- Gazi Univ, Fac Med, Dept Med Biol & Genet, Ankara, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Histol, Sivas, Turkey -- Cumhuriyet Univ, Fac Med, Dept Paediat, Sivas, Turkey, Percin, Ferda -- 0000-0001-9317-8155, Gursoy, Ulvi Kahraman -- 0000-0002-1225-5751
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Scopus-Elsevier
Europe PubMed Central
ISSN: 1015-8146
Popis: WOS: 000230547700007
PubMed ID: 16080296
Gingival fibromatosis, short stature, border-line IQ. facial dysmorphism and hepatomegaly. Gingival fibromatosis is a rare and benign disorder. The enlarged gingivae are firm and may Interfere with speech, closure of the lips, and mastication. We report a thirteen years old girl, with gingival fibromatosis referred to the periodontics clinics. Full mouth gingivectomy and gingivoplasty were performed. Medical investigation showed short stature, low-borderline IQ, facial dysmorphism. and hepatomegaly. Histological analysis revealed hyperplasia In the epithelial area and fibrotic appearance of gingival connective tissue with dense collagen fibre clusters. Pedigree analysis confirmed that mode of inheritance is autosomal recessive. According to the combination of clinical findings, this case report may represent a previously unreported syndrome.
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