Open AccessCherubism in siblings: A case report
Author(s) -
Dinesh Sarda,
Paras Kothari,
Bharati Kulkarni,
Prakash Pawar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.31986
Subject(s) - cherubism , giant cell , histopathology , medicine , pathology , radiography , connective tissue , radiodensity , anatomy , radiology
Cherubism is a benign disease of bones affecting the jaws and giving a characteristic cherubic appearance to the patient. On radiography, the lesions exhibit bilateral multilocular radiolucent areas. Histopathology shows numerous multinucleated giant cells in the background of proliferating fibrous connective tissue. Cherubism can be a solitary case. The present report describe cherubism in two siblings and briefly review the literature on this subject.