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Proteus syndrome: association with gingival hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Arendorf T. M.,
Hanslo B.
Publication year - 1995
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.1600-0714.1995.tb01204.x
Subject(s) - proteus syndrome , medicine , hyperplasia , gigantism , dermatology , proteus , pathology , biology , biochemistry , escherichia coli , gene
A 9‐year old Black boy with gigantism of the hands and feet, and recurrent gingival hyperplasia, diagnosed as Proteus syndrome is presented. The oral manifestations of this syndrome are described. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of gingival hyperplasia associated with Proteus syndrome.