ORAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SICKLE-CELL-ANEMIA - A REVIEW AND CASE-REPORT

Authors
KELLEHER M BISHOP K BRIGGS P
Citation
M. Kelleher et al., ORAL COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH SICKLE-CELL-ANEMIA - A REVIEW AND CASE-REPORT, Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics, 82(2), 1996, pp. 225-228
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Surgery,"Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology and endodontics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10792104
Volume
82
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
225 - 228
Database
ISI
SICI code
1079-2104(1996)82:2<225:OCAWS->2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Sickle cell anemia is a multisystem disease that can affect the oral r egion. This article reviews previously reported oral complications ass ociated with this disease and describes the cause of these problems. A case history describes a patient with multiple oral problems after a sickle cell crisis. The diagnostic and management problems of this cas e are highlighted. The need for a multidisciplinary approach to the ca re of these patients is emphasized.