A microbiological study of Papillon-Lefevre syndrome in two patients
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A microbiological study of Papillon-Lefévre syndrome in two patients.
AIM To analyse the microflora of subgingival plaque from patients with Papillon-Lefévre syndrome (PLS), which is a very rare disease characterised by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis with precocious periodontal destruction. METHODS Bacterial isolates were identified using a combination of commercial identification kits, traditional laboratory tests, and gas liquid chromatography. Some isolates w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.54.5.371