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Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome in infants: improving diagnosis
Author(s) -
Pastorino L.,
Cusano R.,
Baldo C.,
Forzano F.,
Nasti S.,
Di Rocco M.,
Carta M.,
Bricarelli F. Dagna,
Faravelli F.,
Scarrà G. Bianchi
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00514.x
Subject(s) - nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome , medicine , pediatrics , medical diagnosis , disease , medical history , physical examination , clinical diagnosis , basal cell , basal cell carcinoma , pathology , radiology
Background Diagnosis of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS) in infants may pose significant challenges to clinicians owing to its variable expressivity and age‐related manifestations. Methods We report two paediatric cases of NBCCS who presented initially with a non‐specific phenotype. Results In case 1, a diagnosis of NBCCS was possible only after the father was interviewed and found to present with two major criteria for the disease. Subsequent molecular testing confirmed the diagnosis. In case 2, molecular testing of the infant and his father had diagnostic value as neither satisfied fully the current diagnostic criteria for NBCCS. Conclusions Presence of the few clinical manifestations of NBCCS that appear in infants, typically congenital malformations and skeletal abnormalities, should prompt clinicians to conduct in‐person interviews with both parents. In general, paediatricians should refer both parents of infants who are suspected of having an inherited condition to clinical geneticists for expert examination, given the potential unreliability of reported medical history.