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Query: UMLS:C0043352 (
xerostomia
)
4,250
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Oral mucositis is a serious complication of cancer therapy and in severely immunosuppressed patients. In immunosuppressed patients, the signs and symptoms of infection often are
muted
because of limited host response, and accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment may be difficult. Prevention of mucosal breakdown, suppression of microbial colonization, control of viral reactivation, and effective management of severe
xerostomia
are all critical steps to reducing the overall morbidity and mortality of oromucosal infections.
...
PMID:Mucositis in the cancer patient and immunosuppressed host. 1756 Oct 80
