Treatment of the oral complications of leukemia.
Complicating infectious processes and manifestations of immunosuppression were either cured or symptoms were decreased with aggressive therapy in 24 patients with acute leukemia and five with chronic leukemia. Oral surgical intervention combined with histocompatability-matched transfusion therapy can safely eliminate sources of sepsis and alleviate pain in patients who have undergone immunosuppressive and myelosuppressive treatment.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000188:drug therapy; D005891:Gingivitis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents