Ectodermal Dysplasia- A Case Report

Abstract

Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary genetic disorder that manifests various in one or more ectodermal derivatives such as skin ,nails, hair ,teeth ,exocrine glands  and sebaceous glands ,the incidence of ectodermal dysplasia is rare 1 in 100000 birth, this case depicts the ectodermal dysplasia type 2 (dental dysplasia ) revealing negligible hair or sebaceous glands with slightly chubby cheeks, saddle nose with absence of clubbing and partial anodontia in the maxillary and mandibular arches ,the most common type is X-linked recessive hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia and hydrotic ectodermal dysplasia ,the current case is x-linked recessive type since the father has history of delayed eruption ,saddle nose with sparse distribution of hair .