Acute myeloid leukemia: a case report with palatal and lingual gingival alterations

• Main Authors: Mahesh Chavan (Author), Arun Subramaniam (Author), Hiral Jhaveri (Author), Shivaji Khedkar (Author), Sachin Durkar Durkar (Author), Ankush Agrwal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML) is a malignant bone marrow disease. Due to its high morbidity rate, early diagnosis and appropriate medical therapy are essential. Dentists and physicians should be aware of the importance of recognizing oral manifestations of this systemic disease. Here we report a...