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| Year : 2007 | Volume
: 25
| Issue : 5 | Page : 37-40 |
Glanzmann's thrombasthenia associated with HBsAg-positive child: A case report
G Poornima, S Shivaprasad, L Ashok
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davanagere, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
G Poornima
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davanagere - 577 004, Karnataka
India
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PMID: 17921640 
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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