La mucositis, un efecto del tratamiento quimioterapéutico : fisiopatología y manejo

ABSTRACT: Around 40% of the patients treated with chemotherapy show oral lesions or side effects of chemotherapy agents which produce a cellular destruction of the proliferating or growing cells. These are stomatitis, xerostomy, gingivitis, trismus, dental caries, cellulitis and mainly mucositis. This last one appears between 5 or 7 days after the beginning of chemotherapy, with a maximum peak between 7 and 10 days. Oral mucositis is a biologic process divided in 4 stages that are classified according to the patient`s signs and symptoms. For its management there are several elements such as saline solution, clorhexidine, aluminium hydroxyl, sucralfate etc.; which can also be mixed with other creating the so called “magic mouthwash”, giving relief to the patient by reducing the symptoms. The present article shows a complete theme report on the subject from generalities and classifications to the different palliative treatments.

• Autores: Gallego, Carolina
• Tipo de recurso: Review article
• Fecha de publicación: 2007
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/7808
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/7808
• Palabra clave: Mucositis oral; Quimioterapia; Drug therapy; Mucositis; Mouthwashes; Boca - Heridas, lesiones, etc; Pacientes odontológicos; Farmacoterapia
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/