GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ORAL MUCOSITIS IN ONCOLOGICAL PATIENTS: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW
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https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v9i9.11638Keywords:
oral mucositis. oral cavity and oncology.Abstract
The oral cavity is formed by specialized tissues in different areas of its mucosa, the balance of the oral mucosa. Oral mucositis (OM) is a commonly reported acute side effect of anticancer therapies and is the most commonly seen. It is a painful, usually ulcerative, inflammatory condition located in the oral cavity, which mainly affects patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy. Therefore, in patients with oral mucositis undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy, there is a strong presence of Gram-negative bacterial etiological agents with colonizing action, which contribute to the emergence of Healthcare-Related Infections (HAIs). In addition, some drugs known to be stomatotoxic are widely used in a therapeutic approach, which can induce clinical manifestations of severe hyposalivation. Thus, it is of fundamental importance to study the bacteria present in oral mucositis associated with oncological treatments.
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