Oral manifestations during chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case report

Quintessence International

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 307-313

  Fernandes Gomes, Mônica ^a   Rodrigues Kohlemann, Katya ^b   Plens, Glauco ^c   Silva, Marcelo Milone ^a   Pontes, Elitânia Marinho ^a   Da Rocha, João Carlos ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Oncologic Pediatry Group ^*

^c Oncologic Pediatry Group   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Child; Mucositis; Oral lesion

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; IMIPENEM;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; FACE ASYMMETRY; FLOUR; GINGIVA; HARD PALATE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOUTH HYGIENE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PALLOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REMISSION; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; FACIAL ASYMMETRY; GINGIVITIS, NECROTIZING ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 16244414629     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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