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Odontoestomatología
On-line version ISSN 1688-9339
Abstract
DE NEGRI, Carla. Kid Syndrome: An interdisciplinary approach. Odontoestomatología [online]. 2010, vol.12, suppl.16, pp.31-37. ISSN 1688-9339.
The clinic case of a two year old girl, born in the Pereira Rossel Hospital, with KID Syndrome is presented. It is a congenital, ectodermic dysplasia, characterized by the association of keratitis, ichtyiosis and deafness. It is produced by an autosomic dominant disorder. It can be associated to the presence of structural alterations in tooth: enamel hipoplasia and hipomineralization, as well as gingivitis and oral candidiasis in oral mucous membrane. The opportune intervention of the pediatric dentist gives an important help in the search of the adequate therapeutic strategies for the patient and the assistential context. The treatment for people with KID Syndrome has to be multidisciplinary, requiring in children a health team formed by pediatric physician, dermatologist, ophthalmologist, otorhinolaryngologist, and pediatric dentist
Keywords : Keratitis; ichtyiosis; deafness; KID Syndrome.