METABOLIC DISORDERS Part 2 Flashcards
a very rare disease described by Huntchinson in
1886
Progeria
Characterized by dwarfism and premature aging
PROGERIA
CLINICAL FEATURES:
• Infants appear normal at birth but symptoms will appear first few years
• Alopecia (No hair)
• Pigmented areas in the trunk
• Atrophic skin, prominent veins
• High pitch squeaky voice
• Beak like nose
• Hypoplastic mandible
• Exophthalmos (Bulging eyes)
• Muscular atrophy, joint deformities
Intelligence:
• Normal or above normal
PROGERIA
ORAL MANIFESTATIONS:
• Fast formation of irregular secondary dentin
• Delayed eruption of teeth
PROGERIA
PROGERIA TREATMENT
• None
• No patient will live beyond the age of 27 years old
Is also called “protein deficiency” which may occur in simple starvation
MARASMUS
is common in prolonged febrile illness, in stress, hyperthyroidism and other conditions with disturbance in digestion and usage of protein
MARASMUS
CLINICAL FINDINGS
• Loss of weight
• Loss of subcutaneous fat
• Wasting of muscles
• Pigment changes in skin
• Hair loss
• Hypotension
• Weakness
• Edema
• Anemia
MARASMUS
• A combined protein energy deficiency in children
• A form of starvation
• Usually seen in Africa
KWASHIORKOR
• Bright red tongue
• Loss of tongue
papillae
• Bilateral angular
cheilosis
• Fissuring of lips
• Xerostomia
• Dirty mouth but
carries free, easily
traumatized, epithelium easily detached from underlying tissues resulting to a raw and bleeding surface
KWASHIORKOR
What is lacking in nutrition?
• Milk
• Meat
• Poultry
• Fish eggs
KWASHIORKOR
DENTAL SYMPTOMS:
• Decreased jaw growth
• Delayed eruption
• Enamel easily soluble to acids
o If enamel is easily soluble, the tooth is prone to caries
• Increased dental caries
• Gingiva and periodontal membranes are degenerating
KWASHIORKOR
Also called:
o Mucopolysaccharidosis I o MPSIH
o Gargoylism
HURLER SYNDROME
CLINICAL FEATURES
• Large head
• Prominent forehead
• Broad saddle nose
• Wide nostrils
• Puffy eyelids
• Bushy eyebrows
• Thick lips
• Large tongue
• Open mouth
• Nasal congestion with noisy breathing
HURLER SYNDROME
ORAL MANIFESTATIONS
• Shortening and broadening of
mandible
• Diastemas
• Bone destruction
• Microdontia,
abnormal shapes
• Delayed eruption
• Gingival hyperplasia
• Enlarged tongue
HURLER SYNDROME
HISTOLOGIC FEATURES IN TISSUES AND ORGANS:
• Liver, spleen, cartilage, bone and heart show Gargoyle cells- these are also called Hurler cells
HURLER SYNDROME