Life-threatening oral mucositis following chemotherapy in a pediatric patient.

Kaoru TsuboiNorihiko TsuboiKenichi SakamotoAkira TakebayashiDaisuke TomizawaNao NishimuraSatoshi Nakagawa

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Severe oral mucositis as a complication of chemotherapy may lead to airway obstruction and require prolonged intubation. As its course is consistent with the course of neutropenia, airway management strategies should be determined individually.

Keyphrases

chemotherapy induced
radiation induced
locally advanced
cardiac arrest
early onset
rectal cancer
drug induced