TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of Coffin-Lowry syndrome with premature exfoliation of primary teeth
AU - Igari, K.
AU - Hozumi, Y.
AU - Monma, Y.
AU - Mayanagi, H.
PY - 2006/5/1
Y1 - 2006/5/1
N2 - We present a case of a 5-year-old boy with premature exfoliation of primary teeth. All eight primary incisors had exfoliated by the age of 3 years, and three canines and one primary first molar were subsequently lost when he was 4 years old. None of the exfoliated teeth exhibited caries. The boy also showed characteristic facial changes, tapering of the fingers, and mental and motor retardation. Based on these findings, he was diagnosed as having Coffin-Lowry syndrome. Premature exfoliation of primary teeth in Coffin-Lowry syndrome has been described in a few reports. This manifestation of the disease would be helpful for diagnosis at an early stage as those previous reports suggested.
AB - We present a case of a 5-year-old boy with premature exfoliation of primary teeth. All eight primary incisors had exfoliated by the age of 3 years, and three canines and one primary first molar were subsequently lost when he was 4 years old. None of the exfoliated teeth exhibited caries. The boy also showed characteristic facial changes, tapering of the fingers, and mental and motor retardation. Based on these findings, he was diagnosed as having Coffin-Lowry syndrome. Premature exfoliation of primary teeth in Coffin-Lowry syndrome has been described in a few reports. This manifestation of the disease would be helpful for diagnosis at an early stage as those previous reports suggested.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00698.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2006.00698.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16643544
AN - SCOPUS:33645459175
SN - 0966-0429
VL - 16
SP - 213
EP - 217
JO - Journal of Nursing Management
JF - Journal of Nursing Management
IS - 3
ER -