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- Title
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Associated Oral Manifestations .
- Authors
Hindy, Suha Abdulhussein; Alyassiri, Ali M. H.; Lilo, Ali Q. L.
- Abstract
Background: Leukemia defined as a hematological disorder associated with proliferating white blood cellforming tissues as resultant increasing of circulating immature white blood cells or abnormal cells. Aims of the Study: To investigate clinically the oral manifestations or discomfort oral features in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. Subjects, Materials and Methods: Thirty- three patients participated (17 males and 16 females) in the current study with chronic myeloid leukemia already. Results: Total numbers of cases were (33). (17 males and 16 females), the percentages of these results showed gingival bleeding (87%), fungal infection (84%), oral petechiae (72%), gingival overgrow (63%), and then finally painless oral ulceration (60%), The early diagnosis of this disease knowing that the first clinical symptoms of leukemia happen in the oral cavity with normal or show challenging changes in initial laboratory tests. Conclusions: Because of their clinical importance for early diagnosis, all such lesions or pathological status deserves the full attention of the doctors (like oral physician and general physician).
- Subjects
CHRONIC myeloid leukemia; LEUCOCYTES; DIAGNOSIS; MOUTH ulcers; MYCOSES
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 1, p2587
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v15i1.13789