Recurrent fever and lack of tooth buds. a case of ectodermal dysplasia in a 9 months old boy

E L Nijs; T A Huisman

Recurrent fever and lack of tooth buds. a case of ectodermal dysplasia in a 9 months old boy

JBR-BTR. 2001;84(6):256-7.

Authors

E L Nijs¹, T A Huisman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 11817478

Abstract

We present the case of a 9 months old boy with an X-linked form of anhidrotic (hypohidrotic) ectodermal dysplasia. Several chest X-rays had been performed to rule out pneumonia because of recurrent episodes of high fever. The child's lack of tooth buds (hypodontia), which could be encountered on the margins of the chest X-rays, are suggestive for ectodermal dysplasia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anodontia / diagnostic imaging*
Anodontia / genetics
Diagnosis, Differential
Ectodermal Dysplasia / diagnostic imaging*
Ectodermal Dysplasia / genetics
Fever of Unknown Origin / etiology*
Humans
Infant
Male
Mandible / diagnostic imaging
Radiography
Recurrence
Sex Chromosome Aberrations
X Chromosome