A Case Report on Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome
Published: 2022-11-02
Page: 182-186
Issue: 2022 - Volume 5 [Issue 2]
George Roshila
Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
M. Pooja *
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore, Karnataka-575018, India.
Sham S. Bhat
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore, Karnataka-575018, India.
Sundeep Hegde
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore, Karnataka-575018, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) is a congenital disorder that involves a somatic overgrowth during the patient’s first years of life and associated with visceromegaly, macroglossia, abdominal wall defects, pre and postnatal overgrowth, and neonatal hypoglycemia.
Case Report: This is a case report of a 14-year-old male patient who presented with macroglossia and Wilm’s Tumor. Diagnosis was made after karyotyping, which showed an abnormality in chromosome 11p15 and dental treatment was done.
Conclusion: Pediatric dentists should be aware of Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome and its oral manifestations as they can encounter this condition in their clinical practice.
Keywords: Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome, macroglossia, Wilm’s tumour