Acute promyelocytic leukaemia: looking through ‘gums’
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Acute promyelocytic leukaemia: looking through 'gums'.
To cite: Jain A, Lad D, Malhotra P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016217457 DESCRIPTION Examination of the oral cavity provides valuable clues to a large number of systemic disorders. Gum hypertrophy is usually associated with myelomonocytic and monocytic subtypes of acute myeloid leukaemia. Its occurrence in a case of acute promyelocytic...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-217457