Periodical gingival bleeding as a presenting symptom of periodontitis due to underlying cyclic neutropenia. Case report
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N Yamalik1, E Yavuzyilmaz, F Cağlayan
1Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hacettepe, Turkey.
Australian Dental Journal
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
A 13-year-old boy presenting with spontaneous and periodical gingival bleeding accompanied by fever was thoroughly examined in order to determine the underlying aetiology of the gingival bleeding. Following repeated blood tests, the patient was diagnosed as having cyclic neutropenia. Thus, it was suggested, gingival bleeding, especially when spontaneous and periodical, should be carefully investigated to eliminate the possibility of cyclic neutropenia.