Active Tuberculosis and Venous Thromboembolism: Association According to International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Codes | Zendy

Charlotte Dentan | Zendy; Olivier Épaulard | Zendy; Damien Seynaeve | Zendy; Céline Genty | Zendy; JeanLuc Bosson | Zendy

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Active Tuberculosis and Venous Thromboembolism: Association According to International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision Hospital Discharge Diagnosis Codes

Author(s) -

Charlotte Dentan,

Olivier Épaulard,

Damien Seynaeve,

Céline Genty,

JeanLuc Bosson

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit780

Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , venous thromboembolism , active tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , surgery , mycobacterium tuberculosis , pathology , thrombosis

Infections are risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), especially if severe and acute. The role of chronic infections such as active tuberculosis is ill defined, although several case reports and small series have suggested an association between tuberculosis and VTE.

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