| Autor: |
Chavan, Mahesh, Subramaniam, Arun, Jhaveri, Hiral, Khedkar, Shivaji, Durkar, Sachin, Agrwal, Ankush |
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Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences; 2010, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p67-69, 3p, 5 Black and White Photographs |
| Abstrakt: |
Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) is a malignant bone marrow disease. Due to its high morbidity rate, early diagnosis and appropriate medical therapy are essential. Dentists and physicians should be aware of the importance of recognizing oral manifestations of this systemic disease. Here we report a case of gingival alterations AML. The interesting clinical findings about this case are the severe alterations of palatal and lingual gingiva with almost normal labial gingiva. The need for early diagnosis and referral of this fatal disease are also underlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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