A rare case of gingival fibromatosis associated with hypertrichosis and a dysmorphic face
Several forms of hypertrichosis have been described with and without gingival hyperplasia; some of them are recognized as genetic disorder and associated with syndromes. In all reported cases the most striking differences from other are the craniofacial features. We present a case of a 6-year-old bo...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry 2011-04, Vol.35 (3), p.305-308 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Several forms of hypertrichosis have been described with and without gingival hyperplasia; some of them are recognized as genetic disorder and associated with syndromes. In all reported cases the most striking differences from other are the craniofacial features. We present a case of a 6-year-old boy with hypertrichosis associated with gingival hyperplasia and a characteristic, coarse face and we consider this case to be a distinctive entity. |
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ISSN: | 1053-4628 1557-5268 |
DOI: | 10.17796/jcpd.35.3.a1731m1l2812lvm6 |