Aspirin-induced oral bleeding: Correction with platelet transfusion

Significant hemorrhage following aspirin ingestion may occur in patients without a pre-existing bleeding disorder. In the patient presented here, extensive dental extractions, superimposed on a probable aspirin-induced bleeding diathesis, resulted in prolonged hemorrhage. Bleeding was controlled with platelet transfusion. Patients should be advised to abstain from aspirin for a week prior to operation, and aspirincontaining compounds should not...