Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Oral/periodontal involvement in adult patients

Oral Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 596-601

  Annibali, S ^b   Cristalli, M P ^b   Solidani, M ^b   Ciavarella, D ^c   La Monaca, G ^b   Suriano, M M ^c   Lo Muzio, L ^c   Lo Russo, L ^a,b  

^a Via Serro d'Annunzio ^*  (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult; Jaw lesions; Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Oral lesions; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ETOPOSIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; ORAL SURGERY; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GINGIVAL DISEASES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MAXILLARY DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH DISEASES; PERIODONTAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349964588     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: 16010825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2009.01601.x     Document Type: Article

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