Year : 2008 | Volume
: 26 | Issue : 2 | Page : 78--81
Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: Report of two cases in the same family
NB Nagaveni, R Suma, ND Shashikiran, VV Subba Reddy
Department of Pedodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere - 577 004, Karnataka, India
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N B Nagaveni
Department of Pedodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere - 577 004, Karnataka
India
Papillon-Lefevre syndrome is a very rare syndrome of autosomal recessive inheritance characterized by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis and early onset of a severe destructive periodontitis, leading to premature loss of both primary and permanent dentitions. Various etiopathogenic factors are associated with the syndrome but a recent report has suggested that the condition is linked to mutations of the cathepsin C gene. Two cases of Papillon-Lefevre syndrome in the same family, having all of the characteristic features, are presented. An 11-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy presented with the complaints of loose teeth. Both expressed hyperkeratosis of palms, soles, and knees. Severe generalized periodontal destruction, with mobility of teeth, was evident on intraoral examination; orthopantomograph examination showed severe generalized loss of alveolar bone in both the patients.
How to cite this article:
Nagaveni N B, Suma R, Shashikiran N D, Subba Reddy V V. Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: Report of two cases in the same family.J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2008;26:78-81
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Nagaveni N B, Suma R, Shashikiran N D, Subba Reddy V V. Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: Report of two cases in the same family. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent [serial online] 2008 [cited 2021 Jan 23 ];26:78-81
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