title: Gingival hypertrophy in a child: Expect the unexpected.
abstract: Acute leukemia is the most common malignant disorder of childhood. Acute leukemia is characterized by marrow failure due to the replacement of marrow elements by leukemic blasts. Gingival hypertrophy (GH) due to acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in a child is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of AML (subtype M5 of FAB classification) in a 3-year-old male child wherein the disease primarily presented as GH.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hemato Oncology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravikumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manohar
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hemato Oncology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sneha Magatha
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Latha
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Hemato Oncology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Julius Xavier
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Scott
keywords: Acute myeloid leukemia; child; gingival hypertrophy