title: Diagnosis and treatment of Sagliker syndrome: a case series from Iran.
abstract: Sagliker syndrome was introduced in 2004 in patients with end-stage renal disease and severe secondary hyperparathyroidism. This syndrome describes maxillary and mandibular deformities, dental abnormalities, benign soft tissue tumors in mouth, and various kinds of skeletal changes including short stature and fingertip abnormalities. There are a few reports from different regions of the world. The aim of this study is to report 5 cases of the Sagliker syndrome from Iran.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. a-mohebinejad@razi.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Azin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohebi-Nejad
authors.forename: Seyed Mansour
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gatmiri
authors.forename: Seyed Mohammad
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Abooturabi
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hemayati
authors.forename: Mitra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahdavi-Mazdeh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications*; D007492:Iran; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone