Publications by authors named "Amina Abdel-Karim"
Background: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is an idiopathic disease characterized by the feeling of burning in the oral cavity. Ten per cent of patients presenting to oral medicine clinics have BMS. Anxiety and depression are common co-morbidities in BMS, but it is not known if they are associated with specific BMS symptoms.
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- Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by nail dystrophy, skin pigmentation issues, and oral white plaques, first identified in 1960.
- Patients often develop various complications, including bone marrow failure leading to pancytopenia, which is a primary cause of mortality in this condition.
- The report highlights a unique case in a 9-year-old boy where only nail dystrophy and oral ulcers were present, diverging from the typical symptoms associated with DC, and discusses the challenges faced in diagnosis and treatment.