Cannon's Disease: Clinical and Diagnostic Implications: A Case Report

From Volume 31, Issue 9, November 2004 | Pages 557-559

Authors

Saravanan Ram

BDS

Graduate student, Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Articles by Saravanan Ram

Chong Huat Siar

BDS, MSc, FDS RCPS, FRCPath

Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Articles by Chong Huat Siar

Abstract

Cannon's disease or white sponge naevus is a relatively rare genetically determined skin disorder. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait that displays a high degree of penetrance and expressivity. This article describes cases of Cannon's disease in a mother and her son.

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