Open AccessManagement of Chemotherapy Induced Mucositis
Author(s) -
Ashwag Siddik Noorsaeed,
Mawaddah Saad Aljohani,
Khawlah Salem A. BinAfif,
Rafal Abdulrahman Alsaywed,
Maha Ali Bakhshwain,
Reham Mohammed Alharbi,
Heba Abdulhakeem M. Bukhari,
Omar Albalushi,
Ahmad Abdulrahman Aljuhani,
Amal Abdullah Batarfi,
Awatif Fakhri Subahi,
Abdulrahman A. Alghamdi,
Moyssar tariq Khallaf,
Zainah Ali Asiri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i59b34372
Subject(s) - mucositis , medicine , intensive care medicine , sucralfate , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , quality of life (healthcare) , head and neck cancer , erythema , cryotherapy , cancer , side effect (computer science) , etiology , surgery , nursing , computer science , programming language
Oral mucositis is a severe ailment that causes erythema, edema, and ulceration of the oral mucosa, as well as pain and oral intake restrictions. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are the most often utilized cancer treatment options. Despite the fact that these treatments are used to improve a patient's quality of life, they are linked to a number of negative side effects. Oral mucositis is a common side effect in patients undergoing head and neck radiation therapy. While some chemotherapy-related side effects are being better managed, mucositis is becoming more common. Reducing patient risk factors, adopt proven preventative measures, and optimize supportive care practices targeted to the patients' needs and symptoms are all recommendations that can be made. In clinical practice and research, a variety of measures have been used to record the amount and severity of oral mucositis. The World Health Organization (WHO) scale is a simple, easy-to-use scale that can be used in clinical practice on a regular basis. There are multiple approaches for management of Mucositis. Cryotherapy, palifermin, and sucralfate are among the three therapies that showed statistically significant effect in avoiding or lowering the severity of mucositis according to reports. In this article we’ll be looking at Chemotherapy induced mucositis, its etiology, epidemiology, evaluation. And most importantly management.