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Acute mucositis: consequences
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Pain, discomfort, dysgeusia, mouth and throat sores
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Excessive visquous secretions that may lead to nausea, vomiting,
and gagging
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Impairment o t e a i ity to eat an swa ow
Feeding tube and hospitalization
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Infection: systemic or aspiration pneumonia
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Treatment interruption: « perte de chance »