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Acute leukaemia masquerading as lower third molar pericoronitis
Author(s) -
Collin J.,
Anand P.,
McLennan A.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2008.00041.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericoronitis , trismus , malignancy , molar , head and neck , dermatology , dentistry , surgery , pathology
We report a case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia that presented with trismus and swelling, mimicking lower wisdom tooth pericoronitis. This case highlights the importance of clinical vigilance and thorough history taking to exclude haematological malignancy in patients presenting with head and neck swellings.