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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author | Mysore K Sunil Ashwarya Trivedi Saloni Arora Sonam Gupta |
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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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