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Deep venous thrombosis associated with tuberculosis.

Naithani R, Agrawal N, Choudhary VP

Department of Hematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. dr_rahul6@hotmail.com

There is an association between inflammation and hemostatic changes that can result in a hypercoagulable state. We report a 34-year-old male who presented with a second episode of deep vein thrombosis. Tuberculosis was diagnosed while looking for secondary causes. The patient was treated with rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol along with low-molecular-weight heparin and warfarin. Tuberculosis has several mechanisms that induce a hypercoagulable state and can lead to thromboembolic complications.

Published 2 May 2007 in Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis, 18(4): 377-80.
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