Table 2: Distribution of orofacial manifestations according to the stage of therapy
| Induction (Total = 22) | Consolidation (Total = 60) | Maintenance (Total = 42) | Relapse (Total = 9) | ||||||
| Dental caries | 22 (100%) | 59 (98.33%) | 35 (83.33%) | 9 (100%) | |||||
| Pallor | 22 (100%) | 58 (96.67%) | 27 (64.28%) | 8 (88.88%) | |||||
| Lymphadenopathy | 22 (100%) | 36 (60.0%) | 36 (85.71%) | 8 (88.88%) | |||||
| Xerostomia | 16 (72.72%) | 47 (78.33%) | 21 (50.0%) | 7 (77.77%) | |||||
| Cushingoid facies | 8 (36.36%) | 50 (83.33%) | 13 (30.95%) | 7 (77.77%) | |||||
| Hemorrhage | 12 (54.54%) | 23(38.33%) | 5 (11.90%) | 1 (11.11%) | |||||
| Ulcer | 13 (59.10%) | 20 (33.33%) | 2 (4.76%) | 2 (22.22%) | |||||
| Candidiasis | 5 (22.27%) | 19 (31.67%) | 3 (7.14%) | 4 (44.44%) | |||||
| Mucositis | 11 (50.00%) | 13 (21.66%) | 3 (7.14%) | 2 (22.22%) | |||||
| Teeth mobility | 8 (36.36%) | 8 (13.33%) | 1 (2.38%) | 0 (0%) | |||||
| Nerve involvement | 2 (9.09%) | 8 (13.33%) | 3 (7.14%) | 0 (0%) | |||||
| HSV infection | 4 (18.18%) | 4 (6.66%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||||
| Gingival enlargement | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (7.14%) | 1 (11.11%) |