Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome: A Rare Case Report in Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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The PapillonLefevre syndrome is an autosomal recessive conditiondescribed by several dermatological manifestations andoral conditions such as periodontitis. Its aetiopathogenesis is thought to be secondary to the mutation of the Cathepsin C gene. It presents with dermatologic feature of Palmoplantar keratosis which ranges from a mild psoriasiform scaly skin to overt hyperkeratosis and also affect elbows and knees
This case report presents with an oral manifestations of PapillonLefevre syndrome in a young boy with missing several teeth, which was rehabilated with removable partial denture.
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Dr. Naveen Reddy, Dr. Hafiz Adawi, Dr. WaelIbraheem, Hamza Khalid Allauddin Khan, Essa A. Adawi, Tasneem Mohammed Ali Jali. (2021). Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome: A Rare Case Report in Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Annals of the Romanian Society for Cell Biology, 11471–11476. Retrieved from https://annalsofrscb.ro/index.php/journal/article/view/3925
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