Open AccessOral manifestations leading to the diagnosis of familial tuberous sclerosis
Author(s) -
Hercílio Martelli,
Leonardo Santos Lima,
Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan,
Ricardo D. Coletta
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.62793
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , medicine , dermatology , pathology
Clinical manifestations of tuberous sclerosis (TS) are variable, and oral involvement occurs in less than 10% of the affected patients. We reported herein a nine-year-old boy with dental enamel pits and gingival nodular lesions, histologically diagnosed as angiofibromas that leaded to the diagnosis of a family with TS. In this report, we demonstrated the multiprofessional importance in the diagnosis of TS. Early diagnosis of TS is essential for an appropriate treatment of the affected patients and genetic counseling.