ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA- A CASE OF X-LINKED RECESSIVE DISORDER
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 13
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 12-year-old boy visited the Department of Dentistry at SRTR GMC, Ambajogai with chief complaint of lack of aesthetics and difficulty in mastication. According to familial history, a grandfather of the patient also suffered from oligodontia, hypoplastic midface and heat intolerance (Figure No. 1 and 2). Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is a large group of heterogeneous heritable conditions characterised by congenital defects of two or more ectodermal structures and their appendages: hair, nails, teeth and sweat glands
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Avinash Laxmanrao Kashid, Atulkumar Ashokrao Patil
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