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Pyogenic liver abscess and Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome: not a rare association
Maha Almuneef1, Sultan Al Khenaizan, Sulaiman Al Ajaji
1Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. mahamuneef@hotmail.com
Pediatrics
|January 2, 2003
Abstract:
Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive disease comprising palmoplantar keratoderma and periodontitis. Pyogenic liver abscess is an increasingly recognized complication. We report a new case of this association and review the current literature.