Atypical presentation of mronj in a patient with iron-deficiency anemia

An 82-year-old female patient with anemia (hemoglobin 9 g/dL) and a history of alendronate and zolendronic acid use for osteoporosis was referred to our clinic with a chief complaint of pain in the maxilla. During clinical examination, mucosal erythema in the anterior maxilla in a region that had been surgically accessed for the extraction of a tooth 1 year earlier was the only clinical sign compatible with the complaint. Her overall mucosa was pale, associated with her low hemoglobin count. After radiographic evaluation, the alveolar bone that was once circumscribing the extracted tooth had no signs of resorption.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - December 15, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: LETICIA RODRIGUES DE OLIVEIRA, MARCELO IVANDER ANDRADE WANDERLEY, AMANDA KIMURA LUCCHESI REI, ISADORA DOURADO CARDOSO ALVES, HELENA DE CAMPOS ZINET, MARIA PAULA SIQUEIRA DE MELO PERES, JULIANA BERTOLDI FRANCO Source Type: research