Open AccessManagement of a pediatric patient with ataxia telangiectasia: Report of a rare case in which diagnostic radiographs are contraindicated
Author(s) -
Mebin George Mathew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1095_19
Subject(s) - medicine , ataxia telangiectasia , telangiectasia , ataxia , dermatology , immunodeficiency , radiography , pediatrics , radiology , psychiatry , immunology , dna , genetics , immune system , dna damage , biology
Ataxia telangiectasia is a rare neurodegenerative autosomal recessive multisystem disorder which has been reported only once in the dental literature. It is characterized by cerebellar degeneration, telangiectasia, immunodeficiency, and cancer susceptibility and radiation sensitivity. Till date, this disorder remains the only condition in dentistry in which diagnostic radiographs are not allowed. The present case report is aimed to discuss the management of ataxia telangiectasia in a pediatric patient.