Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
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What is the definition of Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis?
Gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis is a genetic condition that can cause profound overgrowth of hair and gums, as well as other variable features. Signs and symptoms may be present from birth or begin in later childhood to adolescence. The historical figure, Julia Pastrana and her infant son, likely had this syndrome. The underlying cause of Gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis is unknown, but speculated to involve a heritable contiguous gene deletion. Gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis can be inhertied from an affected parent or occur for the first time in a family due to a new (spontaneous) genetic change in the affected person. An autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance has been demonstrated in individual families. The signs and symptoms of Gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis overlap with a number of other gum overgrowth syndromes, such as Laband syndrome, juvenile hyaline fibromatosis and Jones syndrome. Improved understanding regarding the cause, will likely aid in distinguishing these syndromes in the future.
What are the alternative names for Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis?
  • Gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis
  • Extreme hirsutism with gingival fibromatosis
  • Hereditary gingival fibromatosis with hypertrichosis
  • Hypertrichosis terminalis, generalized, with gingival hyperplasia
Who are the top Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis Local Doctors?
Elite in Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
Dr. Karen W. Gripp
Medical Genetics
Elite in Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
Dr. Karen W. Gripp
Medical Genetics
Referral may be required

Nemours DuPont Hospital For Children

1600 Rockland Road, Department Of General Pediatrics, 
Wilmington, DE 
302-651-4000
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Karen Gripp is a Medical Genetics provider practicing medicine in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Gripp is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis. She is also highly rated in 122 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Costello Syndrome, RASopathies, Noonan Syndrome, and Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis.

Elite in Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
Fanny C. Kortum
Elite in Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
Fanny C. Kortum
Referral may be required
Hamburg, HH, DE 

Fanny Kortum practices practicing medicine in Hamburg, Germany. Ms. Kortum is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis, Meier-Gorlin Syndrome, Increased Head Circumference, Vitrectomy, and Tissue Biopsy.

 
 
 
 
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Distinguished in Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
Kerstin Kutsche
Distinguished in Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis
Kerstin Kutsche
Referral may be required
Hamburg, HH, DE 

Kerstin Kutsche practices practicing medicine in Hamburg, Germany. Ms. Kutsche is rated as a Distinguished expert by MediFind in the treatment of Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis. She is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Pyle Disease, Gingival Fibromatosis with Hypertrichosis, Microphthalmia with Linear Skin Defects Syndrome, and Hirsutism in Women.

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Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center