The Journal of the Korean dental association (대한치과의사협회지)

The Korean Dental Association (대한치과의사협회)
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Gingival Enlargement Occurred in Acute Leukemia

급성 백혈병에 발생한 치은증식증 1례

  • Cho, Young-Pill (Department of Oral Surgery, College of Dentistry Chosun University) ;
  • Lee, Nyoun-Jong (Department of Oral Surgery, College of Dentistry Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Hwan (Department of Oral Surgery, College of Dentistry Chosun University)
  • 조영필 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강외과학교실) ;
  • 이연종 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강외과학교실) ;
  • 김봉환 (조선대학교 치과대학 구강외과학교실)
  • Published : 1979.04.30
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Abstract

This patient, 30 year-old korean male, was admitted with complaints of the gingival enlargement and spontaneous bleeding of the gingival tissue with acute leukemia. In reviewing this case, the following points should have been understood; 1. This is a case of the gingivitis, gingival enlargement, gingival bleeding, so the patient showed the masticatory disturbances. 2. The generalized weakness, petechia in skin, anemia, and hepatomegaly on palpation were seen. 3. With the histopathological examination by means of microscopic views, numerous myelocytic cells, of which their shapes were in irregular, were appeared. 4. The prognosis was poor in spite of any other internal treatments.

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