title: Acute leukemias: a dentist's perspective.
abstract: Oral cavity reflects the health status of an individual. Many systemic diseases have signs and symptoms that manifest in the oral cavity, which in most of the cases precede the systemic manifestations. These array of diseases also include acute leukemias which present as gingival hyperplasia as the most consistent symptom seeking dental consultation that can be easily confused with many other benign conditions that present as gingival enlargements. One such rare case of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia is presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Center, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dyasanoor
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005886:Gingival Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016312:Treatment Refusal; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor