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Neutropenic Ulceration
Author(s) -
Barrett Anthony P.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of periodontology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.036
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1943-3670
pISSN - 0022-3492
DOI - 10.1902/jop.1987.58.1.51
Subject(s) - medicine , superinfection , infiltration (hvac) , bone marrow , neutropenia , leukemia , pathology , immunology , chemotherapy , virus , physics , thermodynamics
Neutropenic ulceration is a distinctive clinical entity observed in severely myelosuppressed patients, such as those with acute leukemia. This case report demonstrates that evidence of its initial resolution may indicate the earliest stages of bone marrow recovery before this is reflected in the peripheral circulation through the return of functioning neutrophils. The possible influences of leukemic infiltration and bacterial superinfection in its initiation and progression are discussed.