Familial Case of Cherubism from South India: Differential Diagnosis and Report of 2 Cases

Abstract EN

Cherubism is a rare familial multilocular cystic lesion of the jaws.

The condition clinically appears as a bilateral symmetric swelling of the cheeks in children and is the primary reason for referral.

It is a rare lesion of the jaws that has a dominant pattern of inheritance.

We report two cases of cherubism, that of a boy and his mother suggestive of a strong familial incidence.

A variety of lesions of the jaw mimic this condition and hence the differential diagnosis has been emphasised.