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- Title
Patient and caregiver perspectives on delayed childhood Gorlin syndrome diagnoses.
- Authors
Neale, Holly; Breneiser, Julie A.; Hawryluk, Elena B.
- Abstract
The diagnostic trends of Gorlin syndrome (GS) in the pediatric population are not well understood. In an international survey conducted by the Gorlin Syndrome Alliance, 118 individuals who were diagnosed with GS when aged 18 years and under provided information about their diagnosis. Oral surgeons and dermatologists were the most commonly reported physicians involved in diagnosis for 48.3% and 28% of cases, respectively. For 50% of children, the diagnosis was made within a year from presenting sign(s), while 27% report over 4 years to receive GS diagnosis. Of individuals who reported >4 years between presenting signs and diagnosis, 81.3% attributed the delay to insufficient medical team knowledge and 65.6% attributed to lack of personal awareness that presenting signs were related to GS, emphasizing the need for patient and physician education of GS for prompt diagnosis.
- Subjects
BASAL cell nevus syndrome; PATIENTS' attitudes; ORAL surgeons; CHILD patients; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2022, Vol 39, Issue 5, p743
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pde.15082