Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma
Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology characterized by fibrosis of skin, blood vessels, and internal organs. Orofacial changes include mask-like facies, microstomia, xerostomia, and stiffness of tongue with reduced mouth opening. The radiographic features are very char...
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| author | Manisha Lakhanpal Sharma Gayatri Mehrotra Komal Sharma Sricha Suman |
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| description | Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology characterized by fibrosis of skin, blood vessels, and internal organs. Orofacial changes include mask-like facies, microstomia, xerostomia, and stiffness of tongue with reduced mouth opening. The radiographic features are very characteristic which includes symmetrical widening of periodontal ligament space and bone resorption. We, hereby present a case of 55-year-old female patient of Scleroderma presenting with a typical radiographic feature of “Tail of the whale” appearance due to resorption of the ramus of mandible. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f7dbf62d96e34798bcdfed255072f5b52022-12-22T00:47:40ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology0972-13632020-01-01321555910.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_188_19Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of sclerodermaManisha Lakhanpal SharmaGayatri MehrotraKomal SharmaSricha SumanScleroderma is a rare connective tissue disorder of unknown etiology characterized by fibrosis of skin, blood vessels, and internal organs. Orofacial changes include mask-like facies, microstomia, xerostomia, and stiffness of tongue with reduced mouth opening. The radiographic features are very characteristic which includes symmetrical widening of periodontal ligament space and bone resorption. We, hereby present a case of 55-year-old female patient of Scleroderma presenting with a typical radiographic feature of “Tail of the whale” appearance due to resorption of the ramus of mandible.http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2020;volume=32;issue=1;spage=55;epage=59;aulast=Sharmaconnective tissue disordermask-like facesclerodermatail of the whale appearance |
| spellingShingle | Manisha Lakhanpal Sharma Gayatri Mehrotra Komal Sharma Sricha Suman Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology connective tissue disorder mask-like face scleroderma tail of the whale appearance |
| title | Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma |
| title_full | Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma |
| title_fullStr | Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma |
| title_short | Tail of the whale appearance: A pathognomonic feature of scleroderma |
| title_sort | tail of the whale appearance a pathognomonic feature of scleroderma |
| topic | connective tissue disorder mask-like face scleroderma tail of the whale appearance |
| url | http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2020;volume=32;issue=1;spage=55;epage=59;aulast=Sharma |
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