 Mucositis
"Mucositis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An INFLAMMATION of the MUCOSA with burning or tingling sensation. It is characterized by atrophy of the squamous EPITHELIUM, vascular damage, inflammatory infiltration, and ulceration. It usually occurs at the mucous lining of the MOUTH, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT or the airway due to chemical irritations, CHEMOTHERAPY, or radiation therapy (RADIOTHERAPY).
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D052016
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.798 C07.465.584
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| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucositis" by people in Profiles.
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Gulati S, Desai J, Palackdharry SM, Morris JC, Zhu Z, Jandarov R, Riaz MK, Takiar V, Mierzwa M, Gutkind JS, Molinolo A, Desai PB, Sadraei NH, Wise-Draper TM. Phase 1 dose-finding study of metformin in combination with concurrent cisplatin and radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer. Cancer. 2020 01 15; 126(2):354-362.
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Nathan S, Ustun C. Complications of Stem Cell Transplantation that Affect Infections in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, with Analogies to Patients with Hematologic Malignancies. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2019 06; 33(2):331-359.
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Habschmidt MG, Bacon CA, Gregoire MB, Rasmussen HE. Medical nutrition therapy provided to adult hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients. Nutr Clin Pract. 2012 Oct; 27(5):655-60.
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