Title of article :
A Case of Gingival Enlargement in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Author/Authors :
Soheylifar, Sara hamadan university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry - Department of Periodontics, ايران , Vahedi, Mohammad hamadan university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry - Department of Oral Medicine, ايران , Kadkhodazadeh, Mahdi hamadan university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry - Department of Periodontics, ايران , Jali Bidgoli, Mohsen hamadan university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry - Department of Periodontics, ايران
Abstract :
Periodontal findings of a 19-year-old female with previously undiagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are presented. Intraoral examination revealed generalized gingival enlargement, inconsistent with the amount of calculus. Chemotherapy for choriocarcinoma was a prominent note in history. Ruling out other etiologies, second CBC and peripheral blood smear results confirmed AML. Six week after chemotherapy for AML, patient received scaling and root planning and the gingival enlargement was noticeably reduced.
Keywords :
Choriocarcinoma , gingival enlargement , leukemia , periodontitis.
Journal title :
Journal of Advanced Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
Journal title :
Journal of Advanced Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
