Chronic candidiasis, enamel hypoplasia, and pigmentary anomalies

This report describes a young male patient who had enamel hypoplasia, persistent oral candidiasis, skin hyperpigmentation, and vitiligo, and was thus suspected of having candidiasis endocrinopathy syndrome. The clinical and laboratory investigations employed to confirm the diagnosis are detailed.

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Published inOral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology Vol. 74; no. 3; pp. 312 - 314
Main Authors Porter, Stephen R., Haria, Sandip, Scully, Crispian, Richards, Andrea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Saint Louis, MO Elsevier Inc 01.09.1992
Mosby
Subjects
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous - complications
Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous - pathology
Candidiasis, Oral - pathology
Dental Enamel Hypoplasia - etiology
Dentistry
Dermatology
Hereditary diseases of the skin. Congenital diseases of the skin. Haemangioma of the skin, of mucosae and of soft tissue
Humans
Hypoparathyroidism - etiology
Male
Medical sciences
Human
Hypoplasia
Skin disease
Candidiasis
Mycosis
Stomatology
Enamel
Exploration
Case study
Infection
Symptomatology
Oral cavity
Chronic
Nose
Classification
Skin
Diagnosis
Complex syndrome
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Summary:This report describes a young male patient who had enamel hypoplasia, persistent oral candidiasis, skin hyperpigmentation, and vitiligo, and was thus suspected of having candidiasis endocrinopathy syndrome. The clinical and laboratory investigations employed to confirm the diagnosis are detailed.
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ISSN:0030-4220
1878-2175
DOI:10.1016/0030-4220(92)90065-X