3. LEUKAEMIA(LEUCOSIS)
DEFINITION:
“LEUKAEMIA ARE A GROUP OF NEOPLASTIC DISEASES
THAT LEAD TO EXCESSIVE PRODUCTION OF
LEUKOCYTES IN BONE MARROW, USUALLY PRESENT IN
THE CIRCULATION IN AN IMMATURE FORM”
4. LEUKAEMIA
?PRESENCE OF LEUKAEMIC CELLS IN BONE MARROW
RESULTS IN IMPAIRMENT OF NORMAL
HAEMOPOIESIS RESULTING IN “ANAEMIA,
GRANULOCYTOPENIA, & THROMBOCYTOPENIA”.
?IT IS A PROGRESSIVE & FATAL CONDITION CAUSING
DEATH FROM HAEMORRHAGE & INFECTION.
6. CLASSIFICATION
According to types of WBC lines involved:
1.LYMPHOID(LYMPHOBLASTIC, LYMPHOCYTIC) LEUKEMIAS
2.MYELOID LEUKAEMIAS
According to Progression of untreated disease :
1.ACUTE LEUKAEMIAS
2. CHRONIC LEUKAEMIAS
9. ACUTE LEUKAEMIA
?IT IS A DISORDER IN WHICH THERE IS FAILURE OF
MATURATION OF LEUCOCYTE.
?THERE IS AN ACCUMULATION OF IMMATURE CELLS WITHIN
THE BONE MARROW AND LATER IN BLOOD
10. CLINICAL FEATURES:
?AGE: Children& young adults b/w 15 to 39 yrs
of age.
? SEX: MALE>FEMALE; MALE:FEMALE RATIO =3:2
? ONSET: Abrupt stormy onset with PYREXIA &
SPLENOMEGALY
11. CLINICAL FEATURES :
SYMPTOMS:
1. WEAKNESS, FEVER, HEADACHE
2. GENERALIZED SWELLING OF LYMPH NODES
3. BONE PAIN
4. PETECHIAE OR HAEMORRHAGE IN SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANE
5. CNS manifestation (Headache, vomiting, nerve palsies) result
from meningeal spread. ALL>AML
13. CLINICAL
FEATURES:
CHLOROMA:
Foci of leukaemic cells present as
mass which may behave like “A
LOCALIZED MALIGNANT TUMOR”
Surface turns green when
exposed to light due to presence
of MYELOPEROXIDASE
Usually associated with AML
14. ORAL MANIFESTATION
SIGNS:
Oral mucous membrane shows:
1. Pallor, ulceration with necrosis
2. Petechiae, ecchymosis, bleeding
tendency
3. Recurrent infections such as
candidiasis
4. Massive necrosis of lingual mucosa
with sloughing
SYMPTOMS:
1.Paresthesia of lower lip &
chin
2. Toothache
3. Rapid loosening of teeth
15. ORAL MANIFESTATION
LYMPH NODES
? SUBMENTAL, CERVICAL, PRE-&POST-
AURICULAR LYMPH NODES may be
ENLARGED & TENDER
TEETH & LIP
?TEETH- TOOTH MOBILITY
?LIP-CRUSTING OF LIP
16. GINGIVA
May be the 1st
sign of AML in ~5% of
cases
Gingival Hypertrophy:Due to
leukaemic infiltration in areas of mild
chronic irritation. (Most common with
AML of monocytic differentiation)
Gingival hyperplasia :Seen in 20-30%
cases.
? Cyanotic discolouration
? Gingivitis
20. ORAL MANIFESTATION
CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA
? SIGNS OF LOCAL INFECTION(Candidal,
Bacterial, Viral)
? Pathologic fracture
? Osteomyelitis
CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA
? GINGIVA:Gingival Hypertrophy with
ulceration, gangrenous degeneration,
brown exudate and fetor oris
? TONGUE:Swollen and dark
? LYMPH NODES:Regional
lymphadenopathy
? TEETH:Rapid loosening of teeth due to
necrosis of PDL & alveolar bone
24. DIAGNOSIS
1. CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS:C/O sudden Gingival bleeding or
Gingival hyperplasia with symptoms of anemia &
Thrombocytopenia may suspect leukemia
30. MANAGEMENT
? CHEMOTHERAPY(1ST
LINE TREATMENT)
? STEM CELL TRANSPLANT(REMISSION PT.)
? RADIATION THERAPY
? LEUKAPHERESIS
? TARGETED THERAPY WITH TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITORS-IMATINIB&NILOTINIB(1ST
LINE
THERAPY IN CML)
? BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT(INTERFERON ALPHA, BUSULFAN, HYDROXYUREA, RADIATION
THERAPY, SPLENECTOMY)
31. DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
? C/O periodontal lesions with unusual appearance & severity, sudden Gingival
bleeding or gingivitis should suggest possibility of leukemia
? Check blood indices of Pt. With leukemia and disease and treatment status need
to be considered
? Cancellation of procedures accompanied by risk of infection or procedures to be
carried out under prophylactic antibiotic cover
? Topical treatment:To stop bleeding, remove local irritants, direct pressure & use of
absorbable microfibrillar collagen
? Platelet transfusion:If platelet count is extremely low and to be considered pre
and 24 hrs post-operatively