HIV infection and thromboembolism

An increased incidence of venous thromboembolic disorder has been described in the setting of underlying HIV infection. Various abnormalities leading to hypercoagulable state have been reported in HIV patients with thrombotic disease. We hereby report a HIV patient with venous thromboembolism who ha...

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Published inJournal of the Association of Physicians of India Vol. 59; pp. 380 - 382
Main Authors Basavanagowdappa, H, Babu, M Suresh, Karuturi, Subrahmanyam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India 01.06.2011
Subjects
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - complications
Anticoagulants - therapeutic use
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Echocardiography, Doppler
Femoral Vein - diagnostic imaging
HIV Infections - complications
Humans
Hypertension - complications
Hypertension - diagnosis
Male
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - drug therapy
Thromboembolism - complications
Thromboembolism - diagnostic imaging
Thromboembolism - drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy
Venous Thrombosis - complications
Venous Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy
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Summary:An increased incidence of venous thromboembolic disorder has been described in the setting of underlying HIV infection. Various abnormalities leading to hypercoagulable state have been reported in HIV patients with thrombotic disease. We hereby report a HIV patient with venous thromboembolism who had normal CD4 count with decreased protein C and protein S and increased serum homocysteine levels.
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ISSN:0004-5772