Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report

Hypertrichosis is a rare disorder that causes abnormal excessive body hair growth. Hypertrichosis has informally been called werewolf syndrome because the appearance is similar to that of a werewolf. It is often associated with additional anomalies including gingival hyperplasia, deafness, cardiomeg...

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Main Authors: Mysore K Sunil, Ashwarya Trivedi, Saloni Arora, Sonam Gupta
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2016;volume=28;issue=2;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=Sunil
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Ashwarya Trivedi
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description Hypertrichosis is a rare disorder that causes abnormal excessive body hair growth. Hypertrichosis has informally been called werewolf syndrome because the appearance is similar to that of a werewolf. It is often associated with additional anomalies including gingival hyperplasia, deafness, cardiomegaly and bone abnormalities. The association of gingival fibromatosis and a coarse facies could further worsen the esthetics. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach involving a psychologist, a dentist as well as a dermatologist would be mandatory. We present this rare syndrome describing a case of a 9-year-old boy with congenital hypertrichosis and gingival fibromatosis. The growth being normal, the features of this boy were similar to hypertrichosis. Hypertrichosis has informally been called werewolf syndrome because the appearance is similar to the werewolf.
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spelling doaj.art-ba0c688601064b3db25934ffeed0d5702022-12-21T19:17:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology0972-13630975-15722016-01-0128221922210.4103/0972-1363.195144Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case reportMysore K SunilAshwarya TrivediSaloni AroraSonam GuptaHypertrichosis is a rare disorder that causes abnormal excessive body hair growth. Hypertrichosis has informally been called werewolf syndrome because the appearance is similar to that of a werewolf. It is often associated with additional anomalies including gingival hyperplasia, deafness, cardiomegaly and bone abnormalities. The association of gingival fibromatosis and a coarse facies could further worsen the esthetics. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach involving a psychologist, a dentist as well as a dermatologist would be mandatory. We present this rare syndrome describing a case of a 9-year-old boy with congenital hypertrichosis and gingival fibromatosis. The growth being normal, the features of this boy were similar to hypertrichosis. Hypertrichosis has informally been called werewolf syndrome because the appearance is similar to the werewolf.http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2016;volume=28;issue=2;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=SunilFibromatosishypertrichosiswerewolf syndrome
spellingShingle Mysore K Sunil
Ashwarya Trivedi
Saloni Arora
Sonam Gupta
Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Fibromatosis
hypertrichosis
werewolf syndrome
title Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report
title_full Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report
title_fullStr Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report
title_full_unstemmed Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report
title_short Werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis: A rare case report
title_sort werewolf syndrome associated with gingival fibromatosis a rare case report
topic Fibromatosis
hypertrichosis
werewolf syndrome
url http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2016;volume=28;issue=2;spage=219;epage=222;aulast=Sunil
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