Oral symptoms as a chief sign of acute monoblastic leukemia: report of case.
The importance of the identification of acute gingival hypertrophy in the subsequent recognition of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia is emphasized. Dental and medical personnel are urged to be alert to oral signs and symptoms that may be characteristic of serious systemic diseases.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005886:Gingival Hypertrophy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology