title: Oral factitious injury in a child diagnosed with Kabuki syndrome.
abstract: Factitious injury or self-injurious behavior is a common manifestation in children affected by neurologic, developmental, or psychiatric disease. The nature and presentation of this behavior in the oral cavity varies among diagnoses, and such behavior can be easily missed. This report describes the presence of self-injurious behavior in a child diagnosed with Kabuki syndrome who presented to a pediatric dentistry referral practice for evaluation of gingival bleeding, and provides a brief overview of the known etiology and management of this challenging condition. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of self-injurious behavior when treating children diagnosed with Kabuki syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dentistry, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wadenya
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Rochelle
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lindemeyer
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005881:Gingiva / Q000293:injuries*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000523:psychology*