title: A Case of Thrombocytopenia due to Odontogenic Infection.
abstract: Thrombocytopenia in surgical patients is a potentially serious condition,faced by surgeons. A close relationship between sepsis and thrombocytopenia has been suggested. Thrombocytopenia has even been suggested to be indicative of an acute infection. Platelet count in a septicemic patient may also serve as a prognostic tool. There are many reports of thrombocy-topenia due to septicemia in the literature but the occurrence of thrombocytopenia in maxillofacial infections is rare. Thrombocytopenia in a patient with odontogenic infection presents unique diagnostic and management challenges. A case report of an adult male patient with odontogenic infection, who developed life-threatening thrombocytopenia, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kumar Verma
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajan