Tooth extraction in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
A 14-year-old Japanese boy suffering from Glanzmann's thrombasthenia required extraction of two permanent teeth and one primary tooth. This report deals with the details of the procedure and discusses the effect of platelet transfusion and local management in tooth extraction of patients with this hemorrhagic diathesis.
D000293:Adolescent; D001778:Blood Coagulation Disorders; D001792:Blood Platelets; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D010973:Platelet Adhesiveness; D010974:Platelet Aggregation; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000235:genetics*; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects