Sturge-Weber syndrome: oral and extra-oral manifestations

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Mar 12:2015:bcr2014207663. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207663.

Abstract

Sturge-Weber syndrome is a rare, congenital, neuro-oculo-cutaneous disorder which is characterised extra-orally by unilateral port wine stains on the face, glaucoma, seizures and mental retardation, and intra-orally by ipsilateral gingival haemangioma which frequently affects the maxilla or mandible. In the present case, a 15-year-old female patient presented with a port wine stain on the right side of the face and glaucoma of the right eye, and intra-orally with gingival haemangioma on the right side of the maxilla.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Alveolar Bone Loss / pathology*
  • Chlorhexidine / therapeutic use*
  • Directive Counseling
  • Female
  • Gingival Diseases / pathology*
  • Gingival Diseases / therapy
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Mouthwashes / therapeutic use*
  • Oral Hygiene
  • Seizures
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome / complications*
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome / pathology
  • Sturge-Weber Syndrome / therapy

Substances

  • Mouthwashes
  • Chlorhexidine