Metabolic Syndrome in Childhood: Rare Case of Alstrom Syndrome with Blindness
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Alstrom syndrome: a case report.
Alstrom syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by early obesity, loss of central vision, diabetes mellitus, hearing loss and short stature. Previous studies, have reported no information regarding oral findings. This article describes oral findings in two cases of Alstrom syndrome. In both cases, gingivitis was present and also light yellow-brown discolored enamel bands were observed on the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0970-1915,0974-0422
DOI: 10.1007/s12291-015-0543-8