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Systemic and oral abnormalities in Kabuki syndrome: a case series
Lidiane Castro Pinto1, Nancy Mizue Kokitsu-Nakata1, Gisele da Silva Dalben1
1Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Objective:
This study analyzed the systemic and oral abnormalities in individuals with Kabuki syndrome (KS) that might be investigated to enhance the early diagnosis and treatment by a multidisciplinary team, minimizing the consequences to the individual's health.
Study Design:
Clinical examination was conducted on 15 individuals to investigate orodental alterations such as tooth abnormalities and cleft lip and/or palate, and the patient records were also reviewed to investigate systemic diseases such as cardiopathies, infectious and immunologic diseases, nephropathies, and delayed neuropsychomotor development.
Results:
All individuals with KS presented cleft lip and/or palate, 11 (73.34%) tooth abnormalities, 5 (33.34%) congenital cardiopathies, 12 (80%) infectious or immunologic diseases, 1 (6.67%) nephropathy, and 14 (93.34%) had an intellectual disability.
Conclusion:
Individuals with KS often have dental anomalies such as hypodontia, cleft or palate, and systemic disorders such as congenital heart disease and infectious diseases. Intellectual disability is present in most cases. These alterations should be investigated as early as possible to prevent the increase in morbidity in these individuals.
