Dyskeratosis Congenita: A Report of Two Cases
Oral manifestations play an important role in the diagnosis of many systemic conditions. Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare genodermatosis which exhibits oral leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, and reticular skin pigmentations as its primary features. DC has increased risk of developing constitutional...
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| description | Oral manifestations play an important role in the diagnosis of many systemic conditions. Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare genodermatosis which exhibits oral leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, and reticular skin pigmentations as its primary features. DC has increased risk of developing constitutional anemias and malignancies and early diagnosis enables the patient to be monitored and proper interventional therapy to be instituted. Hence, dentists need to be aware of the various manifestations of this fatal syndrome. Only few cases have been reported on DC in the dental literature. Two cases of DC are reported here with a brief review of the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66b37e7c1c5c4fb79b8145b2f976454f2025-02-03T01:07:58ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/845125845125Dyskeratosis Congenita: A Report of Two CasesAnila Karunakaran0Rathy Ravindran1Mohammed Arshad2M. Kodanda Ram3M. K. Shruthi Laxmi4Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, P.O. Mamba, Kannur 670611, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Azeezia College of Dental Science & Research, Diamond Hills, Meeyannoor, Kollam 691537, IndiaDepartment of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, P.O. Mamba, Kannur 670611, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, P.O. Mamba, Kannur 670611, IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Kannur Dental College, Anjarakandy, P.O. Mamba, Kannur 670611, IndiaOral manifestations play an important role in the diagnosis of many systemic conditions. Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare genodermatosis which exhibits oral leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, and reticular skin pigmentations as its primary features. DC has increased risk of developing constitutional anemias and malignancies and early diagnosis enables the patient to be monitored and proper interventional therapy to be instituted. Hence, dentists need to be aware of the various manifestations of this fatal syndrome. Only few cases have been reported on DC in the dental literature. Two cases of DC are reported here with a brief review of the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/845125 |
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