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Management of Refractory Gingival Bleeding During Periodontal Therapy in Vaccine-Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · Kim HJ, Min KS · 2026-09-01

A woman developed severe thrombocytopenia after COVID-19 vaccination, causing persistent gingival bleeding during periodontal treatment that only stopped after applying fibrin glue, despite platelet counts above 50 × 10³/µL.

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