Open AccessRehabilitation of exacerbated case of oral mucositis associated with renal failure following bone marrow transplantation
Author(s) -
Vcs Pavesi,
Márcio Rodrigo Martins,
LM Seneda,
C Massumoto,
Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes,
SK Bussadori,
; Martins
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.57373
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , rehabilitation , bone marrow transplantation , limiting , oral mucosa , transplantation , cancer , intensive care medicine , surgery , radiation therapy , pathology , physical therapy , mechanical engineering , engineering
Inflammation of oral mucosa induced by anti neoplastic drugs is an important, dose limiting and costly side effect of cancer therapy. Here is presented an exacerbated case of oral mucositis associated with renal failure in a patient who underwent bone marrow transplantation. The clinical aspects and an integrated rehabilitation program are discussed below.