oral manifestations of haematological diseases

Question 1

causes of infecitons

Answer 1

viruses
fungi
bacteria

Question 2

bleeding can be due to

Answer 2

1) Thrombocytopenia
2) haemophilia
3) warfarin
4) other inherited bleeding disorders
5) scurvy

Question 3

glandular fever complicaitions

Answer 3

reduced platelet count
thrombocytopenia
small bleeds

leads to petechiae (small dotted apperace, small bleeds)

Question 4

immune thrombocytopenia purpura can cause

Answer 4

conjunctival haemoatoma

bleeding gums

Question 5

acute myeloid leukaemia symptoms

Answer 5

mucosal purpura
due to lower platelet count
bone marrow taken over by abnormal cells

Question 6

tongue appearing jagged

Answer 6

macroglossia

due to amyloid depositon

Question 7

what can iron/b12 deficiency cause

Answer 7

angular chelitis
smooth tongue(also iron/b12)
oral ucerls (b12)
cysnosis