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Gingival Hyperplasia and Absent Patella

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A female newborn presented with erythematous papules and nodule together with gum hyperplasia and knee contracture. The distinctive clinical presentation, along with the characteristic histological, radiological and molecular findings confirmed the diagnosis of a rare autosomal recessive mesenchymal disorder.

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El-Darouti, M.A., Al-Ali, F.M. (2019). Gingival Hyperplasia and Absent Patella. In: Challenging Cases in Dermatology Volume 2. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21855-3_38

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