Localized scleroderma in a 12-year-old girl presenting as gingival recession. A case report and literature review.
Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder that displays considerable clinical heterogeneity. This case describes a 12-year-old girl who presented with a localized form of the disease. The consequences were a severe and progressive localized gingival recession affecting two maxillary incisors, a localized lip defect and scarring of the forehead. The case illustrates the difficulties in diagnosis and management of young patients with localized scleroderma.
Baxter
A M
AM
Department of Restorative Dentistry, Birmingham Dental Hospital.
Roberts
A
A
Shaw
L
L
Chapple
I L
IL
D002648:Child; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000175:diagnosis; D003831:Denture, Partial, Immediate; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005546:Forehead / Q000473:pathology; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008437:Maxilla; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012594:Scleroderma, Localized / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction