2007•Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive DentistryOpen access

Glanzmann′s thrombasthenia associated with HBsAg-positive child: A case report

G Poornima, S Shivaprasad, L Ashok

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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.

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Key concepts: Glanzmann's thrombasthenia, Thrombasthenia, Medicine, Pediatrics, Immunology, Platelet, Platelet aggregation