title: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia associated with HBsAg-positive child: a case report.
abstract: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia is a rare hemorrhagic disorder characterized by prolonged bleeding time and diminished clot retraction. The disease is marked by frequent mucocutaneous hemorrhage which is mainly due to qualitative defects of platelets. A case of a 14-year-old HBsAg-positive adolescent male with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia has been presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davanagere, Karnataka, India. drpoornimag@gmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poornima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shivaprasad
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ashok
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000150:complications; D013915:Thrombasthenia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens