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Mucosite oral

Última revisão: 2 Mar 2025
Última atualização: 28 Feb 2025

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • eritema e/ou ulceração da mucosa oral
  • dor oral
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • sangramento intraoral
  • comprometimento alimentar e/ou perda de peso
  • diarreia
  • náuseas e/ou vômitos
  • dor abdominal
  • febre
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Fatores de risco

  • esquemas de quimioterapia intensiva
  • radioterapia na cavidade oral
  • quimiorradiação
  • polimorfismos genéticos em enzimas metabólicas do medicamento
  • uso de terapias direcionadas e imunoterapias
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • Hemograma completo com diferencial
  • hemoculturas
  • esfregaço superficial da lesão para microscopia
  • cultura fúngica
  • cultura viral ou reação em cadeia da polimerase
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Algoritmo de tratamento

Inicial

pacientes submetidos a transplante de células-tronco hematopoéticas: medidas preventivas

pacientes que recebem fluoruracila em bolus: medidas preventivas

pacientes que recebem radioterapia na cavidade oral: medidas preventivas

AGUDA

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Colaboradores

Autores

Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis, DDS, MSc, DrDent

Dentist

Specialist in Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology

Hospital Dentistry

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Athens

Greece

Declarações

ONG has received fees from Angelini pharma to author a review article on oral mucositis and is the co-founder and scientific responsible of mycancer, a startup private company which aims to provide a comprehensive medical platform for cancer patients. ONG is an author of several references cited in this topic.

Nikolaos Tsoukalas, MD, MSc, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Associate Director

Department of Oncology

401 General Military Hospital

Athens

Greece

Declarações

NT declares that he has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Professor Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis and Dr Nikolaos Tsoukalas would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Eleni Arvanitou, who contributed to the updating of this topic, and Dr Rajesh V. Lalla, a previous contributor.

Declarações

EA declares that she has no competing interests. RVL serves as a consultant for Galera Therapeutics, Ingalfarma, Mundipharma and Sucampo Pharma, and has received research funding from Onxeo, Sucampo Pharma, Galera Therapeutics, and Novartis.

Revisores

Michael Brennan, DDS, MHS

Associate Chairman and Oral Medicine Residency Director

Department of Oral Medicine

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte

NC

Declarações

MB is an author of a reference cited in this topic. MB is part of the Mucositis Study Group of MASCC/ISOO, and participated in the review of mucositis.

Maria Michelagnoli, MB ChB, MD, FRCPCH

Consultant Pediatric and Adolescent Oncologist

University College London Hospitals

London

UK

Declarações

MM declares that she has no competing interests.

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