TITLE:
Tuberculosis Presenting as Multiple Vein Thrombosis in a Hospitalized Man
AUTHORS:
Neuza Soares, Mariana Pacheco, João Rocha, Diogo José M. Lopes, Rodrigo Correia, Inês Silva
KEYWORDS:
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Thrombosis, Hypercoagulable State
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Tuberculosis Research,
Vol.8 No.3,
September
29,
2020
ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) remains an infectious disease with a high prevalence
worldwide and represents a major public health issue. Although venous
thromboembolism (VTE) is a rare complication of this disease, it may be a
potentially life-threatening event. A 58-year-old man was admitted due to hematemesis due to
inflammation at the anastomosis site after a gastrectomy years ago. After 3
days in-hospital, he showed a peroneal
deep vein thrombosis and superficial thrombosis of left cephalic vein. Although reduced mobility and lack of
prophylactic heparin could explain vein thrombosis, a simple etiologic workup
was performed and active tuberculosis was diagnosed. This case illustrates a
rare and unusual presentation form of tuberculosis, a condition that remains now-a-days one of the leading infectious causes
of death worldwide. The association between tuberculosis and VTE is rare, but
it should be systematically investigated.