Tratamientos innovadores para mucositis oral en pacientes pediátricos

Abstract

Mucositis is one of the common oral complications in cancer therapy, although its treatment is controversial. It has been pointed out that the effectiveness of some agents depends on the phase of mucositis in which treatment is initiated. The purpose of this study was to review the literature on early erythematous lesions of oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in pediatric cancer patients. Therefore, a literature review was carried out to know: frequency, diagnosis and treatment of early erythematous lesions of oral mucositis in children with cancer. The results showed that due to the high frequency of this pathology due to being induced by chemotherapy in pediatric patients with cancer, the existence of several treatments is cited, highlighting the use of vitamin E and laser, and may be effective therapies in the treatment of these early lesions of oral mucositis in pediatric patients with cance.