Objectives: To investigate the impact of chemotherapy on the oral health and quality of life of patients at the Oncology Department of Vila Franca de Xira Hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study, with an analytical component, involved 76 patients aged between 18 and 65 in the hospital's Oncology ...
A síndrome de Stevens-Johnson é relatada como uma reação incomum de hipersensibilidade tardia associada principalmente ao uso de medicamentos, e que se manifesta prioritariamente através de erupções cutâneas e ulcerações nas membranas mucosas que revestem a boca, o ...
Objectives: Prospective evaluation of the buccal mucosa of pediatric patients with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) regarding its clinical aspect and expression of members from the HHV family. Methods: From September 2014 to January 2015, a series of nine consecutive patients was evaluated, with ages ranging from 2...
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease that may affect the skin and sometimes the joints. Owing to some similarities, the psoriasiform mucositis can be misinterpreted as a psoriatic lesion or vice-versa. However, some authors do not accept the occurrence of an oral psoriatic manifestation without associated skin l...