When you never thought it would be me

When you never thought it would be me

Tuberculosis, both pulmonary and extrapulmonary, is a procoagulant state, which can lead to deep-vein thrombosis and thromboembolism. Rifampicin, the antitubercular drug by itself, can cause a procoagulant state. Here, we describe the case of a patient diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, on antit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: K R Raveendra, H Sivaranjani, Shivakumar Hrishikesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
deep-vein thrombosis
procoagulant state
pulmonary thromboembolism
rifampicin
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ajim.in/article.asp?issn=2666-1802;year=2020;volume=8;issue=4;spage=203;epage=205;aulast=Raveendra
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Summary:Tuberculosis, both pulmonary and extrapulmonary, is a procoagulant state, which can lead to deep-vein thrombosis and thromboembolism. Rifampicin, the antitubercular drug by itself, can cause a procoagulant state. Here, we describe the case of a patient diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, on antitubercular treatment for 25 days, who developed pulmonary thromboembolism.
ISSN:2666-1802
2666-1810

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