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Мукозит полости рта

Last reviewed: 23 Aug 2025
Last updated: 12 Aug 2021

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • наличие факторов риска
  • эритема или изъязвление слизистой полости рта
  • боль в ротовой полости
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Other diagnostic factors

  • нарушение режима питания
  • диарея
  • лихорадка
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Risk factors

  • интенсивная схема химиотерапии
  • лучевая терапия ротовой полости
  • химиолучевая терапия
  • генетические полиморфизмы в метаболических ферментах препаратов
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Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • клинический диагноз
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Investigations to consider

  • ОАК с лейкоцитарной формулой
  • бактериологическое исследование крови
  • поверхностный мазок поражения для микроскопического исследования
  • грибковая культура
  • вирусологическое исследование или полимеразная цепная реакция (ПЦР)
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Treatment algorithm

INITIAL

проходящие трансплантацию кроветворных стволовых клеток: профилактические мероприятия

прием одноразовой дозы фторурацила: превентивные меры

получение лучевой терапии полости рта: превентивные меры

ACUTE

установленный мукозит полости рта

Contributors

Authors

Rajesh V. Lalla, DDS, PhD, DABOM

Associate Professor

Associate Dean for Research

Section of Oral Medicine

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine

Farmington

CT

Disclosures

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.

Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis, DDS, MSc, DrDent

Professor

Hospital Dentistry

National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Athens

Greece

Disclosures

ONG has received fees from Angelini pharma to author a review article on oral mucositis. 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

Disclosures

NT declares that he has no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

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.

Disclosures

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.

Peer reviewers

Michael Brennan, DDS, MHS

Associate Chairman and Oral Medicine Residency Director

Department of Oral Medicine

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte

NC

Disclosures

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

Disclosures

MM declares that she has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Al-Dasooqi N, Sonis ST, Bowen JM, et al. Emerging evidence on the pathobiology of mucositis. Support Care Cancer. 2013 Nov;21(11):3233-41. Abstract

Elad S, Cheng KKF, Lalla RV, et al. MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy. Cancer. 2020 Oct 1;126(19):4423-31.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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  • Differentials

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    • Инфекция вируса простого герпеса
    • Болезнь "трансплантат против хозяина".
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  • 指南

    • Guideline for the prevention of oral and oropharyngeal mucositis in children receiving treatment for cancer or undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
    • MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy
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