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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 347-349 |
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Oral manifestations of systemic leukemia-first sign of presentation
Annette Milton Bhambal1, Himangi Shrivastava1, Shantala Prashant Naik2, Preeti Nair1, Nisheeth Saawarn3
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical Institute of Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
3 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bhabha Dental College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Annette Milton Bhambal
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Peoplefs Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jisp.jisp_551_20
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematopoietic malignancy that left untreated or undiagnosed can lead to death within few days. Hence, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment become necessary. Oral manifestations in AML could be the presenting feature or could a part of systemic manifestations. Gingival lesions appear as generalized enlargement with hemorrhagic discoloration with or without spontaneous bleeding. Sometimes, gingival lesions itself could a presenting sign without any other systemic manifesto. We report a similar case which was undiagnosed earlier and the patient came with a complaint of only the gingival swelling.
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