Acute myeloid leukemia presenting in oral cavity – A report of two cases
| Autor: | T Jones Raja Devathambi, Gheerthana Venkatesh, B Deepika Lakshmi, A Winnifred Christy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
epistaxis R895-920 gingival enlargement Oral cavity Malignant disease Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine High morbidity hemic and lymphatic diseases Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging General Dentistry business.industry leukemia swelling of the lip Myeloid leukemia RK1-715 medicine.disease Dermatology Gingival enlargement Leukemia hemogram medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Dentistry oral cavity Oral health care Bone marrow business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vol 33, Iss 3, Pp 328-332 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 0972-1363 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_119_21 |
| Popis: | Acute myeloid leukemia is a malignant disease of the bone marrow. Because of its high morbidity, early diagnosis and prompt treatment are essential to save lives. This article describes the case reports of a 33-year-old female and a 60-year-old male who came to our dental hospital with gingival overgrowth, gingival bleeding, epistaxis, and facial swelling for about 1 week. After doing a thorough hematological examination, acute myeloid leukemia was diagnosed The oral health care professionals need to be able to recognize oral physiological characteristics, and, when identifying a change of normalcy, investigate it requesting additional tests or referring the patient to a specialized professional. |
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