Manifestation of acute monocytic leukemia in the oral cavity: a case report.
This case history describes a 26-year-old male with gingival bleeding who presented for care and was treated accordingly. Within a week he developed signs and symptoms of systemic disease and upon further investigation, he was diagnosed with acute monocytic leukemia to which he succumbed within 72 hours. The implications of gingival bleeding are discussed, and the necessity to consider systemic disease in the differential diagnosis is emphasized.
Fatahzadeh
Mahnaz
M
Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Sciences, New Jersey Dental School, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA. fatahza@umdnj.edu
Krakow
A Michael
AM
D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male