Gallager F J, Baxter D L, Denobile J, Taybos G M
Oral Diagnosis Department, Naval Dental School, Naval Medical Command, Bethesda, Md.
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1988 Jan;65(1):130-3. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(88)90207-1.
A postmenopausal woman was referred by a medical specialist for the evaluation of xerostomia and glossodynia. An ensuing oral diagnostic workup showed that the patient was suffering from iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss caused by a tumor in the large intestine. The original oral symptoms resolved after a right hemicolectomy.
