title: Oral manifestations of hematologic and nutritional diseases.
abstract: Oral manifestations of hematologic and nutritional deficiencies can affect the mucous membranes, teeth, periodontal tissues, salivary glands, and perioral skin. This article reviews common oral manifestations of hematologic conditions starting with disorders of the white blood cells including cyclic hematopoiesis (cyclic neutropenia), leukemias, lymphomas, plasma cell dyscrasias, and mast cell disorders; this is followed by a discussion of the impact of red blood cell disorders including anemias and less common red blood cell dyscrasias (sickle cell disease, hemochromatosis, and congenital erythropoietic porphyria) as well as thrombocytopenia. Several nutritional deficiencies exhibit oral manifestations. The authors specifically discuss the impact of water-soluble vitamins (B2, B3, B6, B9, B12, and C), fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, and K) and the eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa on the oral mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Bethanee J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Schlosser
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirigyi
authors.forename: Ginat W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Mirowski
mesh_terms: D001361:Avitaminosis / Q000150:complications*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*