Pancytopenia has a wide differential diagnosis. Stomatitis, in turn, is usually attributed
early to viral infections, presumably herpetic in most cases; however, when presented
with pancytopenia, it is typical of patients hospitalized in hematology/oncology wards.
We present 2 cases of similar clinical features with a common cause, which is sometimes
neglected.
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Published online: February 22, 2023
Accepted:
January 27,
2023
Received:
January 23,
2023
Publication stage
In Press Journal Pre-ProofFootnotes
Funding: None.
Conflicts of Interest: None.
Authorship: All authors had access to the data and a role in writing this manuscript.
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