10.5681/joddd.2011.033
Verma, Dinesh Kumar
Rajan,Ritesh
A case of thrombocytopenia due to odontogenic infection
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
2011
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2011
eng
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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 thrombocytopenia 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.
Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects; ISSN 2008-210X