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Riga-Fede disease: association with microcephaly
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Damascus University School of Dentistry, Damascus, Syria. zdbaghdadi@mail.sy
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
|November 28, 2002
Abstract:
A case of microcephaly associated with traumatic ulceration to the ventral surface of the tongue (Riga-Fede disease) in a 12-month-old female is presented. To the best of our knowledge, such association has not been described previously. A conservative treatment regime was used, involving medical management, elimination of the sharp edges of the teeth and use of topical triamcinolone, and the ulceration healed over a period of 4 weeks.