Letter to the Editor

Atenolol Associated With Oral Cancer?

Tangjarturonrasme Prasan
Norrnitachaiyakul Sutichai
Pimkawkum Arthipun
Luckprom Pimporn
Thongprasom Kobkan

Abstract

Antihypertensive drugs have been reported to cause adverse reactions to the oral mucosa such as aphthous ulceration, xerostomia, lichenoid reaction, vesiculoerosive lesions, pemphigus-like lesions, black hairy tongue, taste disturbance, lupuslike lesions, gingival hyperplasia and others. A Thai 51-year-old male patient was diagnosed with hypertension by his physician in 2001 and was treated with Atenolol (Prenolol®) combined with a diuretic drug for 2 years. In 2003, two years after administration with Atenolol, the patient developed oral ulceration on the right retromolar. This letter shows clinical picture, treatment and the possibilities of the connection between antihypertensive drugs with oral cancer.

Keywords

antihypertensive agents; mouth neoplasms; surgery; oral

Hrčak ID:

11699

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/11699

Publication date:

15.3.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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