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The importance of dental care for a child with severe congenital neutropenia: a case report
Author(s) -
Antonio Andréa Gonçalves,
Alcantara Paula Cristina da Costa,
Ramos Maria Eliza Barboza,
De Souza Ivete Pomarico Ribeiro
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00164.x
Subject(s) - medicine , congenital neutropenia , neutropenia , oral hygiene , periodontitis , dental care , pediatrics , dentistry , chemotherapy
Congenital neutropenia is characterized by a decrease in the absolute number of circulating neutrophils and an increased susceptibility to infections. This paper describes the case history of a child with severe congenital neutropenia who had aggressive periodontitis associated with generalized carious lesions. She had Kostmann syndrome, which is associated with recessive mutation of the HAX‐1 gene. She had extensive dental caries, which is not common in patients with Kostmann syndrome. The caries caused oral pain and loss of weight and could have been avoided if the parents had received early oral hygiene instructions, and if the child had received regular, professional dental care.