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Postextraction bleeding following a fever: a case report.

Prajesh Dubey¹, Sanjeev Kumar, Vishal Bansal

¹Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Subharti Dental College and Hospital, Subharatipuram, Meerut, India. drprajeshdubey@gmail.com

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

|September 25, 2012

Summary

Elderly patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) may experience prolonged bleeding after tooth extraction. This case highlights a rare oral complication of DHF, emphasizing the need for dental awareness of systemic infections.

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Area of Science:

Dentistry
Infectious Diseases
Hematology

Background:

Postoperative hemorrhage is a known complication of dental procedures.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is characterized by bleeding complications due to thrombocytopenia.
Oral complications following dental treatment in DHF patients are rarely reported.

Observation:

An elderly patient presented with prolonged postextraction bleeding.
The bleeding was attributed to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).
This represents a previously unreported oral complication of DHF.

Findings:

Dengue hemorrhagic fever can manifest with severe and prolonged oral bleeding after dental extraction.
Thrombocytopenia associated with DHF significantly increases bleeding risk.
The case underscores the dental implications of systemic viral infections.

Implications:

Dental practitioners should be aware of the potential for severe oral bleeding in patients with DHF.
Early recognition and management of DHF-related oral bleeding are crucial.
This case emphasizes the importance of considering systemic conditions in dental patients presenting with unusual bleeding.