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THE DENTAL MANAGEMENT OF PAEDIATRIC PATIENT WITH CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA | |
Prachi Sijeria, Rahul Bhartia, Trilok Sahu, Ratika Shrivastav, Nanjunda Swamy K.V., Sadanand Kulkarni | |
With approximately 150 cases reported to date, congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP) is an extremely rare, autosomal recessively inherited condition. In few cases this deficiency leads to deposition of red-brown pigments in the teeth. This case report described the microscopic study of the extracted tooth sample along with preventive, restorative dental management and oral health counseling in a rare case of Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria. Corresponding author: Dr Prachi Sijeria, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre Bhopal, M.P., India This article may be cited as: Sijeria P, Bhartia R, Sahu T, Shrivastav R, KV Swamy N, Kulkarni S. The dental management of paediatric patient with congenital erythropoietic porphyria. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2017;3(4):31-34. |
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