International Journal of Research and Reports in Dentistry

A Case Report on Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome

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.

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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

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