| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2015 | Volume
: 33
| Issue : 1 | Page : 57-60 |
LEOPARD syndrome: You could be the first one to diagnose!
Pallavi Urs1, Sapna Konde2, Nidhi Chouta3, Sunil Raj2
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, A.E.C.S Maaruti College of Dental Science and Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences and Post Graduate Research Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pallavi Urs
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Krishnadevarya College of Dental Science and Hospital, Bangalore 57, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.149008
Leopard syndrome is a rare genetic disease complex associated with multiple anomalies. The main anomalies are summarized in the acronym LEOPARD in which each letter corresponds to mnemonic for the major features of this disorder:multiple Lentigines, ECG conduction abnormalities, Ocular hypertelorism, Pulmonic stenosis, Abnormal genitalia, Retardation of growth, and sensory neural Deafness. A Four year old male patient reported with the chief complaint of decayed anterior tooth without any relevant past medical history. Based on the clinical features; the child was subjected to genetic and general physical appraisal which helped in identifying Leopard syndrome. A multidisciplinary approach by the pedodontist and medical consultants aided in the identification and management of this rare syndrome. LEOPARD syndrome has been rarely reported in the diseases associated with oro-dental or craniofacial anomalies. In this case report we describe these anomalies and discuss the relationship between them and the proposed etiology of the disease.
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