Pachyonychia congenita. Case report
V Vucićević-Boras1, L Kotrulja, A Cekić-Arambasin
1Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. vvboras@hotmail.com
Minerva Stomatologica
|February 4, 2006
Abstract:
A 17-year old female patient was referred to our Department. Clinical examination revealed white, hyperkeratotic lesions on the dorsal part of the tongue, together with symmetric lesions on the buccal mucosa. The patient also showed dystrophic changes of the nails, both on hands and on feet, as well as bullous lesions on the soles. After detailed clinical and histologic examinations, diagnosis of pachyonychia congenita was made.
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