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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 26
| Issue : 3 | Page : 125-127 |
White spongy nevus: A nonhereditary presentation
K Patil, VG Mahima, HS Srikanth
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, J.S.S. Dental College & Hospital, Mysore, India
Correspondence Address:
K Patil
Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, J.S.S. Dental College & Hospital, Mysore, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.43194
White spongy nevus (WSN) is a rare hereditary dyskeratotic hyperplasia of the mucous membranes. It is an autosomal dominant disorder with variable penetrance. A few cases of WSN occur due to de novo mutations. We report a case of WSN in a 12-year-old female child, with none of her family members having similar lesions.
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