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Management Of Oral Mucositis In Patients With Cancer, Rajesh V. Lalla, Douglas E. Peterson
Management Of Oral Mucositis In Patients With Cancer, Rajesh V. Lalla, Douglas E. Peterson
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Oral mucositis refers to erythematous and ulcerative lesions of the oral mucosa observed in patients with cancer being treated with chemotherapy, and/or with radiation therapy to fields involving the oral cavity. Lesions of oral mucositis are often very painful and compromise nutrition and oral hygiene as well as increase risk for local and systemic infection. Mucositis can also involve other areas of the alimentary tract; for example, gastrointestinal (GI) mucositis can manifest as diarrhea. Thus, mucositis is a highly significant and sometimes dose-limiting complication of cancer therapy.
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