en جراحی دهان، فک و صورت Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery گزارش مورد case report 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 thrombocy-topenia 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. <hr><p> <strong>Source:</strong> Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects</p><p> Full text</p> Thrombocytopenia, odontogenic infections, sepsis 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-530&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Dinesh Kumar Verma dineshverma@yahoo.com 10031947532846002167 10031947532846002167 Yes Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India Ritesh Rajan 10031947532846002168 10031947532846002168 No Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi, Wardha, Maharashtra, India