title: Pyogenic liver abscess and Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome: not a rare association.
abstract: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare, autosomal recessive disease comprising palmoplantar keratoderma and periodontitis. Pyogenic liver abscess is an increasingly recognized complication. We report a new case of this association and review the current literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. mahamuneef@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Almuneef
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Khenaizan
authors.forename: Sulaiman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al Ajaji
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Anazi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D010214:Papillon-Lefevre Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed