Management of dentoalveolar trauma in a 3-year-old child with Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia, a rare bleeding disorder: Case report and review

Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited bleeding disorder characterized by disturbed ability of the blood platelets to gather around the site of a broken blood vessel and fail to form a plug to stop bleeding due to deficiency of a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in the process of blood clotti...

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Published inContemporary clinical dentistry Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 143 - 146
Main Authors Bahadure, Rakesh, Dhote, Vijaya, Sayed, Kulsum, Bailwad, Sandeep, Kodate, Poornima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2019
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Age
Bleeding
bleeding disorders
Blood coagulation
Blood platelets
Blood vessels
Case Report
Case reports
Childhood
Children
Children & youth
Clotting
Dental restorative materials
Dentistry
Dentists
Females
hemostatic agent
Immunization
Injuries
luxation injuries
Oral hygiene
Parents & parenting
Patients
Pediatrics
Sickle cell disease
Teeth
Tranexamic acid
Trauma
Venom
Bleeding disorders
luxation injuries
hemostatic agent
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Summary:Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) is a rare inherited bleeding disorder characterized by disturbed ability of the blood platelets to gather around the site of a broken blood vessel and fail to form a plug to stop bleeding due to deficiency of a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in the process of blood clotting and results in moderate-to-severe bleeding on slightest injury to blood vessels. It is typically diagnosed in infancy or early childhood due to mucocutaneous bleeding tendencies. Treatment goals in GT are aimed at control of bleeding. Dentoalveolar trauma in patient with bleeding disorder poses a challenge in pediatric dentistry. The present article reports the successful management of subluxation dental injury in a 3-year-old child with "Glanzmann's thrombasthenia associated with sickle cell anemia." A narrative review of GT is given highlighting the importance of preventive dentistry and anticipatory guidance to reduce potential complications in such patients.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/ccd.ccd_137_18