The Oral Lesions of Monocytic Leukemia

Abstract
IN REPORTING this case of subacute monocytic leukemia, the oral lesions are particularly stressed, since they dominated the clinical picture almost from the onset of the blood dyscrasia.Oral lesions represent a frequent and early finding in the various types of leukemia, especially in the acute forms. In monocytic leukemia, which represents 5 per cent of all the cases of leukemia, gingival and other oral changes occur in an extremely high percentage of cases except in edentulous mouths. Indeed, much of the suffering experienced by the patient in monocytic leukemia is related to the pain and discomfort from the necrotic . . .