title: Hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis: Report of two cases with prominent oral lesions.
abstract: Hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis is a rare autosomal dominant disorder of the oral and ocular mucosa initially described in the Haliwa-Saponi Native American tribe of North Carolina. We describe 2 sisters with the characteristic oral and ocular findings. This entity should be distinguished from several other diseases that cause white lesions in the mouth including white sponge nevus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Haisley-Royster
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Allingham
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Klintworth
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Prose
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019871:Dyskeratosis Congenita / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*