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KMID : 1101020170420020049
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Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
2017 Volume.42 No. 2 p.49 ~ p.52
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Trismus as an Orofacial Manifestation of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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Chae Hwa-Suk
Byun Jin-Seok
Jung Jae-Kwang
Choi Jae-Kap
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Abstract
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Leukemia is a malignant disease characterized by uncontrolled clonal proliferation of white blood cells. It is classified depending on clinical course of disease (acute or chronic) and the primary hematopoietic cell line affected (myeloid or lymphoid). Leukemia is often associated with orofacial manifestations, such as oral bleeding, petechiae, oral ulceration, gingival enlargement, mucosal pallor and mental nerve neuropathy. However, trismus has been rarely reported as a sign of leukemia. We present a case of trismus caused by acute lymphoblastic leukemia and emphasize the importance of orofacial manifestations in the early diagnosis of leukemia.
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KEYWORD
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Orofacial manifestations, Trismus
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