Oral mucosal changes in iron deficiency anemia in a Sri Lankan female population.
The oral mucosal changes in iron deficiency anemia were studied in a selected hospital population. A high incidence of oral lesions was present in the anemic group as compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Atrophic changes of the tongue were quite characteristic clinically, and a significant reduction in the mean epithelial thickness of the buccal mucosa was determined histologically.
D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D013188:Sri Lanka