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Case Report: Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome beyond keratoderma: two index presentations and sibling screening in two families.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2026
Karabag Citlak Hilal, Koc Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Demir Gulizar, Postuk Gulben Ozgul, Kayki Aksoy Nurdan, Demir Oguzhan, Turkyilmaz Ayberk, Cebi Alper Han, Gayretli Aydin Zeynep Gokce, Salci Gul, Yildiz Nalan, Orhan Fazil
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Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome is a rare inherited disorder classically associated with palmoplantar keratoderma and early severe periodontitis, but its clinical presentation may be broader than expected. We report four molecularly confirmed cases from two unrelated families carrying two different homozygous CTSC variants. The first index patient presented with a large iliopsoas abscess as the initial manifestation of...
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