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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 217-220 |
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Kindler's syndrome: A rare case report
Neelam Suman1, Simrat Kaur1, Supreet Kaur2, Vandana Sarangal2
1 Department of Prosthodontics, SGRD Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
2 Department of Periodontics, SGRD Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
Correspondence Address:
Neelam Suman
Department of Prosthodontics, SGRD Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-237X.132342
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Kindler syndrome is a rare hereditary disorder, associated with skin fragility. The syndrome involves the skin and mucous membrane with radiological changes. The genetic defect has been identified on the short arm of chromosome 20. This report describes a 16-year-old patient with classical features like blistering and photosensitivity in childhood and the subsequent development of poikiloderma. |
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