Abstract
BackgroundGorlin-Goltz’s syndrome (GGS) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant disorder showing a high penetrance and variable expressivity. Gorlin-Goltz’s syndrome is an infrequent multisystemic disease, which is usually characterized by numerous basal cell carcinomas, odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs), and musculoskeletal malformations along with neurological, ophthalmic, endocrine, and genital manifestations. There are also multiple manifestations in the domain of ENT and patient may primarily present to an ENT clinician with one of the diverse clinical involvements.Case presentationWe report one such infrequent case of a 24-year-old male patient who presented with an oroantral fistula at our tertiary health care center and was diagnosed to have Gorlin-Goltz’s syndrome. The diagnosis was made in our patient by the presence of 4 major and 2 minor criteria.ConclusionEarly diagnosis and management of GGS helps to prevent long-term sequelae including malignancy and oro-maxillofacial deformation. The constellation of symptoms of such rare disorders should be promptly recognized and a high index of suspicion should be maintained. This case report is an appraisal of the diagnosis and management of GGS from an otolaryngological perspective and is being reported here for extreme rarity and clinical interest.
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