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  • Title: Chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis: pathobiology, epidemiology and management.
    Author: Feller L, Essop R, Wood NH, Khammissa RA, Chikte UM, Meyerov R, Lemmer J.
    Journal: SADJ; 2010 Sep; 65(8):372-4. PubMed ID: 21133051.
    Abstract:
    Oral mucositis is a debilitating complication of anticancer treatment, characterised by erythematous, atrophic, erosive or ulcerative lesions. Oral mucositis is almost always painful, affects eating, sleeping, and speech and affects the physiological and social well-being of the patient. The pathophysiology of the condition is not well understood. Guidelines to the treatment of oral mucositis are often contradictory so that there is no evidence based standard treatment protocol. Therefore the treatment is empiric. This paper offers a brief review of current knowledge of the pathophysiology and treatment of oral mucositis.
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