Oral manifestations of agranulocytosis.

AGRANULOCYTOSIS is fortunately a rare condition but, nevertheless, the' following three cases, all of which were seen within a period of fifteen months, illustrate the necessity of keeping it in mind when endeavouring to arrive at a diagnosis. The importance of the oral manifestations of this symptomcomplex were emphasized by Mark (1934) who stated: "The frequency of the mouth lesions as the first clinical phenomenon and the rapidly fatal progress of the disease make it imperative for the dentist to be wary of treating ulcerative, non-specific lesions of the oral cavity locally, and to co-operate with the physician in ruling out the possibility of a blood dyscrasia."