Journal of Dental Materials and Techniques (Jun 2014)

Kindler Syndrome: A case Report from Iran

  • Maryam Amirchaghmaghi,
  • Amir Moeintaghavi,
  • Javid Rasekhi,
  • Pegah Mosannen Mozafari,
  • Zohreh Dalirsani,
  • Amir Hossein Jafarian Jafarian

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 3
pp. 134 – 138

Abstract

Read online

Kindler syndrome (KS) is a rare, autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by skin blistering and photosensitivity in infancy, progressive poikiloderma, and diffuse cutaneous atrophy. It affects the skin, mucous membranes, and oral cavity and is caused by mutations in the KIND1 gene on 20p12.3. The first case of KS associated with periodontitis was reported in 1996, and have been infrequently reported since. Here we present a case of KS with classic clinical presentations involving skin, mucous membranes, and the periodontium in a patient from Iran.

Keywords