Update Dental College Journal (Oct 2022)

Gorlin Goltz Syndrome- A Rare Disease Reported In Bangladesh

  • Nafisa Afroze,
  • ASM Ariful Islam,
  • Md Shofiqul Islam,
  • Jeyasmin Akter Lipi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v12i2.61430
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 2

Abstract

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Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is an infrequent multisystemic disease with an autosomal dominant trait with complete penetrance and various expressivity. Gorlin Goltz Syndrome is a rare autosomal characterized by an increased predisposition to basal cell carcinoma and associated with multiorgan anomalies having a high level of penetrance. We report here a 60-year-old patient with positive findings of Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome.The following report emphasizes the identification of all the essential clinical diagnostic criteria ,radiological manifestations, and possible genetic tests to be performed for setting up an adequate treatment plan. Update Dent. Coll. j: 2022; 12(2): 32-36

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