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Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

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BACKGROUND: Oral mucositis is the main complication of chemotherapy and radiotherapy used in the treatment of cancer. Phototherapy has proven effective in the treatment of mucositis, as it accelerates the tissue healing process and has both analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. CASE REPORT: This paper reports the case of a paediatric patient with oral mucositis stemming from chemotherapy employed for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. TREATMENT: The lesions were treated daily with a light-emitting diode (LED). FOllOW-UP: Remission of the lesions occurred after 10 days of treatment. CONCLUSIONS: LED was effective in the treatment of mucositis, as it diminished pain symptoms and accelerated the tissue repair process.

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  1. School of Dentistry, Itaúna University, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    A. L. Rímulo

  2. Dept Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, Brazil

    Meire Coelho Ferreira & S. M. Paiva

  3. Department of Preventive and Social Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

    M. H. Abreu

  4. Service of Clinic Oncology of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    J. C. Aguirre-Neto

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Rímulo, A.L., Ferreira, M.C., Abreu, M.H. et al. Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 12, 124–127 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03262792

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