Open AccessTuberculosis presenting as deep vein thrombosis
Author(s) -
Arun Gogna,
Ginius Pradhan,
Rajeshwari Sinha,
Babita Gupta
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1469-0756
pISSN - 0032-5473
DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.75.880.104
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , deep vein , malignancy , tuberculosis , etiology , surgery , lymph node , lymph , radiology , vein , pathology
We present two cases, women of 21 and 60 years old, who presented with deep vein thrombosis. Both cases had retroperitoneal para-aortic and iliac lymph node enlargement without any malignancy or other predisposing thrombophilic factors. Investigations revealed tubercular aetiology of the lymph nodes causing venae caval obstruction.