Hutchinson's teeth
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| Other names | Hutchinson's incisor, Hutchinson's sign or Hutchinson-Boeck teeth |
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| Notched incisors known as Hutchinson's teeth which are characteristic of congenital syphilis | |
Hutchinson's teeth[1] is a sign of congenital syphilis. Affected people have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal and which have notches on their . It is named after Sir Jonathan Hutchinson, an English surgeon and pathologist, who first described it.
Hutchinson's teeth form part of Hutchinson's triad.
See also[]
- List of cutaneous conditions
References[]
- ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
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- Medical signs
- Cutaneous congenital anomalies
- Syphilis
- Teeth
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