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Review
. 2023 Jul;67(3):483-486.
doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.022. Epub 2023 Mar 25.

Dental Extraction in a Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia

Temitope T Omolehinwa  1 , Osamudiamen Idahosa  2 , Chizobam Idahosa  3
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Dental Extraction in a Patient Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus with Neutropenia and Thrombocytopenia

Temitope T Omolehinwa et al. Dent Clin North Am. 2023 Jul.

Abstract

A 34-year-old male patient living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) presents to the dental clinic with a 1-week history of throbbing tooth pain. He was referred by an oral medicine specialist for evaluation and treatment. The patient presents with very low absolute neutrophil, platelet, and cluster of differentiation (CD) (also T-helper cell) 4+ cell counts, as well as a high HIV RNA/viral load. Determining factors for dental management before extraction of the offending teeth were the absolute neutrophil count and platelet counts.

Keywords: Absolute neutrophil count (ANC); HIV; Low platelets; Thrombocytopenia.

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