Pediatric Leukemia

BABU, Kadalagere Lakshmana Girish; DODDAMANİ, Geeta Maruti; MATHEW, Joe; JAGADEESH, Kyatsandra Narasimhaiah; NAIK, Lambani Ramanaik  Kumaraswamy

doi:10.4103/2321-6646.151841

Pediatric Leukemia

Kadalagere Lakshmana Girish BABU¹ , Geeta Maruti DODDAMANİ² , Joe MATHEW² , Kyatsandra Narasimhaiah JAGADEESH³ , Lambani Ramanaik Kumaraswamy NAIK⁴

¹Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
²Orthodontics, The Oxford Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bommanahalli,
³Department of Prosthodontics, Krishnadevaraya Dental College, Bengaluru
⁴Department of Oral Pathology, SJM Dental College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India

Journal of Pediatric Dentistry 2015; 3(1): 8-16 DOI: 10.4103/2321-6646.151841

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Abstract

Leukemia, although a rare disease, exceeds a cause of death from many of the acute communicable diseases because of its fatal character. It is characterized by widespread, rapid, and disorderly proliferation of leukocytes. In India, leukemia is the most common childhood cancer with a relative proportion varying between 25% and 40% and continues to be the largest contributor to cancer related mortality in children. This paper reviews the etiology, risk factors, diagnosis, oral complications, and prognosis of pediatric leukemia.

Keywords: Acute lymphocytic leukemia, diagnosis, etiology, india, oral complications, pediatric leukemia, prognosis