title: Recombinant activated factor VII combined with desmopressin in preventing bleeding from dental extraction in a patient with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
abstract: The case of a 41-year-old woman with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia who underwent double dental extraction is presented. In the past, treatments with desmopressin (DDAVP) and tranexamic acid had often unsuccessful efficacy to stop or decrease bleeding. After ineffective DDAVP administration, the removal was performed successfully with recombinant activated factor VII (rFVIIa) infusion. rFVIIa infusion after DDAVP administration could be useful in patients with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia in which DDAVP and tranexamic acid weren't always effective.
authors.affiliation: Hemophilia Center--Thrombosis and Hemostasis Service, Hematology Department, Azienda Ospedaliera Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy. v.trapani.lombardo@tin.it
authors.forename: Vincenzo Trapani
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sottilotta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005167:Factor VII / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015942:Factor VIIa; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013915:Thrombasthenia / Q000150:complications*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D005167:Factor VII; C103587:recombinant FVIIa; D015942:Factor VIIa; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin