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- Title
Blaschko Linear Enamel Defects - A Marker for Focal Dermal Hypoplasia: Case Report of Focal Dermal Hypoplasia.
- Authors
Gysin, Stefan; Itin, Peter
- Abstract
Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) is a rare genetic skin disorder. The inheritance of FDH or Goltz-Gorlin syndrome is X-linked dominant and the disease is associated with a PORCN gene mutation. This gene plays a key role in the Wnt pathway, which has an impact on embryonic development. Every tissue derived from meso- and ectoderm can be affected. Patients suffer from cutaneous, ocular, osseous, oral and dental defects. The skin and dental alterations manifest along the Blaschko lines. We present a woman (born in 1962) suffering from FDH with congenital skin changes and Blaschko linear enamel defects. Typical symptoms (e.g. fat herniations, scoliosis, syndactyly, microphthalmia, caries and alopecia) plus vertical grooving of all teeth gave a first indication. Molecular genetic testing confirmed the definitive diagnosis of FDH. We hypothesize that, in the context of typical skin changes, visible Blaschko lines on the teeth in the form of vertical grooves are almost pathognomonic for FDH. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Subjects
DENTAL enamel; GENETIC disorders; MOLECULAR genetics; ECTODERMAL dysplasia; DENTAL pathology; SKIN diseases
- Publication
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2015, Vol 7, Issue 2, p90
- ISSN
1662-6567
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000430781