Pediatric skin disease – Friday Pop Quiz 12/16/2022
Which of the following conditions may be associated with dental findings resembling those seen in the genetic condition featured in the picture above?
A. Ectodermal dysplasias
B. Pachyonychia congenita type 2
C. Hyper-IgE syndrome
D. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
E. Gardner syndrome
F. Letterer-Siwe disease
G. Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
H. Sjogren-Larsson syndrome
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Which of the following conditions may be associated with dental findings resembling those seen in the genetic condition featured in the picture above?
A. Ectodermal dysplasias
B. Pachyonychia congenita type 2
C. Hyper-IgE syndrome
D. Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
E. Gardner syndrome
F. Letterer-Siwe disease
G. Papillon-Lefevre syndrome
H. Sjogren-Larsson syndrome
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