Pages 617-620, Language: EnglishGomes, Mônica Fernandes / de Melo, Renata Marques / Plens, Glauco / Pontes, Elitânia Marinho / Silva, Marcelo Milone / da Rocha, João CarlosA 6-year-old girl with Glanzmann thrombasthenia presented with caries and periapical lesions in the primary mandibular second molars and moderate gingivitis of the maxillary and mandibular anterior teeth. Dental extraction was recommended, and before every surgical intervention, the patient underwent platelet-concentrate transfusion to prevent hemorrhage. Epsilon aminocaproic acid was administered 6 hours before, and 48 hours after every dental procedure to prevent bleeding. In this case, treatment was effective in the prevention of hemorrhagic complications, during the required dental procedures.
