Open Accesspulmonary tuberculosis: A neglected risk factor for deep venous thrombosis
Author(s) -
Ramakant Dixit,
Abhishek Gupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of mycobacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 2212-554X
pISSN - 2212-5531
DOI - 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_49_17
Subject(s) - venous thrombosis , medicine , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , risk factor , thrombosis , intensive care medicine , surgery , cardiology , pathology
A case of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limb in the absence of known common risk factors and its link with underlying pulmonary tuberculosis is described in a young female patient. Possible underlying mechanisms and awareness regarding tuberculosis as a risk factor for DVT is also emphasized.
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