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Wiscott Aldrich syndrome with oral involvement: a case report. 2011

Sujatha S Reddy, and Almas Binnal

Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, M.S. Ramaiah Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. s_sujathajanardhan@ yahoo.com

Wiskott Aldrich syndrome is an X-linked recessive disorder characterized by thrombocytopenia with microplatelets, eczema, recurrent infections, and predisposition to autoimmune disease and malignancy. It is a rare syndrome, and the incidence rate is approximately 4 in every 1 million live male births with no clear ethnic or racial predilection. The purpose of this paper was to report a case of Wiskott Aldrich syndrome with oral involvement demonstrated by 2 male siblings.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009059	Mouth Diseases	Diseases involving the MOUTH.	Disease, Mouth,Diseases, Mouth,Mouth Disease
D010375	Pedigree	The record of descent or ancestry, particularly of a particular condition or trait, indicating individual family members, their relationships, and their status with respect to the trait or condition.	Family Tree,Genealogical Tree,Genealogic Tree,Genetic Identity,Identity, Genetic,Family Trees,Genealogic Trees,Genealogical Trees,Genetic Identities,Identities, Genetic,Tree, Family,Tree, Genealogic,Tree, Genealogical,Trees, Family,Trees, Genealogic,Trees, Genealogical
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003241	Consanguinity	The magnitude of INBREEDING in humans.	Inbreeding, Human,Consanguineous Marriage,Consanguinous Mating,Consanguineous Marriages,Consanguinities,Consanguinous Matings,Human Inbreeding,Human Inbreedings,Inbreedings, Human,Marriage, Consanguineous,Marriages, Consanguineous,Mating, Consanguinous,Matings, Consanguinous
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014923	Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome	A rare, X-linked immunodeficiency syndrome characterized by ECZEMA; LYMPHOPENIA; and, recurrent pyogenic infection. It is seen exclusively in young boys. Typically, IMMUNOGLOBULIN M levels are low and IMMUNOGLOBULIN A and IMMUNOGLOBULIN E levels are elevated. Lymphoreticular malignancies are common.	Aldrich Syndrome,Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency Syndrome,Imd2,Immunodeficiency 2,Wiskott Syndrome,Eczema Thrombocytopenia Immunodeficiency Syndrome,Eczema-Thrombocytopenia-Immunodeficiency Syndromes,Immunodeficiency 2s,Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome,Wiskott Syndromes