Open AccessMANIFESTAÇÃO ORAL DA LEUCEMIA MIELÓIDE AGUDA COMO PRIMEIRO SINAL PARA O DIAGNÓSTICO: RELATO DE CASO
Author(s) -
Dhiancarlo Rocha Macedo,
Carlos Henrique Alves de Rezende,
Rógerio Moreira Arcieri,
Renata Silva Barbosa
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of dentistry and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2596-3368
DOI - 10.17267/2596-3368dentistry.v5i2.428
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , myeloid leukemia , leukemia , bone marrow , oral mucosa , dermatology , gastroenterology , pathology
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant disease of the bone marrow that can present systemic and oral manifestation. In this case report we describe a patient, 16 years of age, who presented the oral manifestation ulcerated lesions on the dorsum of the tongue and cervical lymph node in the right region. After clinical examination and complementary tests, it was taken as a hypothesis the diagnosis of acute leukemia, and the patient was referred to a specialized medical service. Showing the importance of the dentist in the initial diagnosis of leukemia.