Interactive Medical Case
Graham T. McMahon, M.D., M.M.Sc., Editor, Joel T. Katz, M.D., Associate Editor, Bruce D. Levy, M.D., Associate Editor, Joseph Loscalzo, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Editor
A Bloody Mystery
N Engl J Med 2009; 361:e33October 15, 2009
- Case
A 62-year-old woman presented to the urgent care clinic with gingival bleeding after periodontal scaling of her lower right second molar. She had undergone the procedure 5 hours before presentation, and the bleeding had persisted despite the application of pressure and ice. The patient recalled a similar episode that had occurred approximately 6 months earlier, also after a periodontal . . .
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