Stomatology ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 376-379.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2025.05.010

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A case of dyskeratosis congenita with dorsal tongue erosion as the first manifestation

WANG Suli, WANG Wenxia()   

  1. Department of Oral Mucosal Diseases, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University & Shandong Key Laboratory of Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Engineering Research Center of Dental Materials and Oral Tissue Regeneration & Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Jinan 250012, China
  • Received:2024-07-15 Online:2025-05-28 Published:2025-05-21

Abstract:

Dyskeratosis congenita is a hereditary short telomere disease caused by mutations in telomerase-related genes. The classic clinical manifestations are oral leukoplakia, nail dystrophy, and skin pigmentation. This article reported a 7-year-old male child diagnosed with dyskeratosis congenita but with dorsal tongue erosion as the first manifestation. Genetic testing results confirmed DKC1 gene mutations and a literature review was performed.

Key words: dyskeratosis congenita, telomerase, erosion, DKC1

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