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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VIII
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a genetically heterogeneous connective tissue disorder which is comprised of more than 10 phenotypes including EDS-VIII (periodontitis type), which is characterized by chronically inflamed pretibial lesions and severe periodontitis. We describe a 26-year-old female with a long-standing history of abnormal scarring tissues, presenting with pretibial waxy violaceou...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Nihon University School of Dentistry
سال: 1995
ISSN: 1884-2984,0029-0432
DOI: 10.2334/josnusd1959.37.214