Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 16, 2014; 2(3): 67-71
Published online Mar 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i3.67
Clinical and radiographic features of Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome: A case report
Daniel Berretta Alves, Juliana Melo Silva, Tatiany Oliveira Menezes, Rosely Santos Cavaleiro, Fabrício Mesquita Tuji, Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, Alexandre Augusto Zaia, Ricardo Della Coletta
Daniel Berretta Alves, Department of Radiology, Esperança Institute of Higher Learning, Santarém-Pará 68040-100, Brazil
Juliana Melo Silva, Department of Endodontics, Federal University of Pará, Belém-Pará 66055-240, Brazil
Tatiany Oliveira Menezes, Rosely Santos Cavaleiro, Department of Dentistry for Patients with Special Needs, Federal University of Pará, Belém-Pará 66055-240, Brazil
Fabrício Mesquita Tuji, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Federal University of Pará, Belém-Pará 66055-240, Brazil
Marcio Ajudarte Lopes, Ricardo Della Coletta, Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba-São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
Alexandre Augusto Zaia, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, State University of Campinas, Piracicaba-São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
Author contributions: Alves DB, Silva JM and Zaia AA designed the report; Alves DB and Coletta RD performed the genetic analyses; Silva JM, Menezes TO, Cavaleiro RS and Tuji FM collected the patient’s clinical data; Alves DB, Lopes MA and Coletta RD analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by The State University of Campinas, Piracicaba- São Paulo
Correspondence to: Daniel Berretta Alves, DDS, MSc, Department of Radiology, Esperança Institute of Higher Learning, Av. Coaracy Nunes, 3315, Caranazal Santarém, Santarém-Pará 68040-100, Brazil. danielberretta@hotmail.com
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Received: October 18, 2013
Revised: December 27, 2013
Accepted: February 18, 2014
Published online: March 16, 2014
Core Tip

Core tip: Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by the accelerated appearance of aging in children. We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with HGPS with uncommon HGPS-associated dentomaxillofacial features. Alterations in the facial sinuses and hypoplasia of the condyles were recognized in our patient, expanding the phenotypic spectrum of this syndrome.