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Ruiz-Roca JA, Oñate-Sánchez RE, Urrutia-Rodríguez I, Martínez-Izquierdo A, Mengual-Pujante D, Rodríguez-Lozano FJ. Clinical management of the homozygous α-thalassemia with unusual mandibular manifestation of hematopoiesis. JOURNAL OF STOMATOLOGY, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY 2017; 118:49-51. [PMID: 28330575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jormas.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
Abstract
Alpha (α)-thalassemias are the most common genetic disorder of hemoglobin (Hb) synthesis, affecting up to 5% of the world's population. These congenital hemolytic anemias induce extramedullary hematopoiesis, including the liver, spleen, sinuses, and the diploic spaces of the skull. Oral health problems in patients with thalassemias are mostly related to a varied degree of facial deformities, malocclusions, and/or dental arch dimensions. We present a case with a 49-year-old man, diagnosed with homozygous α thalassemia that came to the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Murcia for a dental treatment. It was observed that the patient had an unusual mandibular manifestation of hematopoiesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- J A Ruiz-Roca
- Docent Unit of Special Patients and Gerodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avda. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia 30007, Spain
| | - R E Oñate-Sánchez
- Docent Unit of Special Patients and Gerodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avda. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia 30007, Spain
| | - I Urrutia-Rodríguez
- Docent Unit of Special Patients and Gerodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avda. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia 30007, Spain
| | - A Martínez-Izquierdo
- Docent Unit of Special Patients and Gerodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avda. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia 30007, Spain
| | - D Mengual-Pujante
- Docent Unit of Special Patients and Gerodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avda. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia 30007, Spain
| | - F J Rodríguez-Lozano
- Docent Unit of Special Patients and Gerodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Murcia, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Avda. Marqués de los Vélez s/n, Murcia 30007, Spain.
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