"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucositis" by people in Profiles.
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Haqqie N, Wroblewski D, Meyer DR, Carlson JA. Idiopathic lymphoplasmacellular mucositis-dermatitis (plasmacytosis mucosae) of the tarsal conjunctiva. J Cutan Pathol. 2011 Jul; 38(7):597-9.
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Smith SM, van Besien K, Karrison T, Dancey J, McLaughlin P, Younes A, Smith S, Stiff P, Lester E, Modi S, Doyle LA, Vokes EE, Pro B. Temsirolimus has activity in non-mantle cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma subtypes: The University of Chicago phase II consortium. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Nov 1; 28(31):4740-6.
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McLaughlin BT, Gokhale AS, Shuai Y, Diacopoulos J, Carrau R, Heron DE, Smith RP, Gibson MK, Ferris RL, Grandis JR, Johnson JT, Argiris A. Management of patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer without prophylactic feeding tubes: the University of Pittsburgh experience. Laryngoscope. 2010 Jan; 120(1):71-5.
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Nonzee NJ, Dandade NA, Patel U, Markossian T, Agulnik M, Argiris A, Patel JD, Kern RC, Munshi HG, Calhoun EA, Bennett CL. Evaluating the supportive care costs of severe radiochemotherapy-induced mucositis and pharyngitis : results from a Northwestern University Costs of Cancer Program pilot study with head and neck and nonsmall cell lung cancer patients who received care at a county hospital, a Veterans Administration hospital, or a comprehensive cancer care center. Cancer. 2008 Sep 15; 113(6):1446-52.
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Ravin KA, Rappaport LD, Zuckerbraun NS, Wadowsky RM, Wald ER, Michaels MM. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and atypical Stevens-Johnson syndrome: a case series. Pediatrics. 2007 Apr; 119(4):e1002-5.