Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: A case report with review of literature

• Main Authors: Rajeev Gadgil (Author), Ajay Bhoosreddy (Author), Varun Gul Bhatia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is an extremely rare genodermatosis inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, affecting children between the ages of 1-4 years. It has a prevalence of 1-4 cases per million persons. Males and females are equally affected and there is no racial predominance. The disorder i...