title: Acute promyelocytic leukemia appearing as spontaneous oral hemorrhage: report of case.
abstract: Oral signs and symptoms may often signify a serious underlying systemic disease. This case report describes a 45-year-old Oriental male with spontaneous oral hemorrhage and submucosal bullae of 4 days' duration. These oral findings represent the initial manifestations of acute promyelocytic leukemia. An aggressive postdiagnostic course was taken; however, the patient died 8 days after the diagnosis was established.
authors.affiliation: Booth Memorial Medical Center, Oral Pathology Lab, Inc, Flushing, NY 11355.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Cale
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lumerman
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology