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Laband syndrome: a case report
Author(s) -
BazopoulouKyrkanidou Euterpe,
Papagianoulis Lisa,
Papanicolaou Stavros,
Mavrou Ariadni
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1990.tb00865.x
Subject(s) - macroglossia , girl , nose , soft tissue , medicine , anatomy , soft palate , abnormality , tongue , pathology , dentistry , surgery , biology , genetics , psychiatry
A case of Laband syndrome in an 8‐yr‐old girl is presented. The case is sporadic. The patient manifests enlargement of the soft tissue of the hard palate and the gingiva, which partly or completely covers the crowns of the teeth and macroglossia. The cartilagenous part of the nose and the ears is large and soft. She has synophrys and thick, straight hair. The nails of the fingures and toes are dysplastic. The girl exhibits no other abnormality, except an IQ of 61.