Signs of medullar aplasia in the oral cavity: report of case.
Medullar aplasia is a hematological disease characterized by medullar dysfunction that results in a marked decrease of various hematological cellular elements. This produces anemia, infections of different etiologies and also, spontaneous or provoked hemorrhagic syndromes of varying importance. A case of medullar aplasia affecting a child, diagnosed after a tooth extraction is reported, and accompanied by its pathological characteristics. In addition, an easy reading E.L.I.S.A/ test for diagnosing herpes virus type 1 or 2 is presented.
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Diagnosis and Oral Pathology Department, University of Concepción, P.O. Box 160-C, Concepción, Chile.
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D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000821:virology; D013283:Stomatitis, Herpetic / Q000150:complications; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects