TY - JOUR T1 - Unusual cause for gum hypertrophy and skin nodules in a child JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2015-211506 VL - 2015 SP - bcr2015211506 AU - Priyadharshini Rajendran AU - Balaganesh Karmegaraj AU - Mukul Vij AU - Julius Xavier Scott Y1 - 2015/12/18 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2015/bcr-2015-211506.abstract N2 - Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis (JHF) is a rare progressive autosomal recessive disease that is characterised by papulonodular skin lesions, soft tissue masses, joint contractures, gingival hypertrophy and osteolytic bone lesions. We present an 18-month-old boy with JHF. This case demonstrates that JHF should be considered in the differential diagnosis when multiple subcutaneous nodules are observed in the face, head and neck. Gum hypertrophy with palatal nodules is unusual in JHF. ER -