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Extensive Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Tuberculosis
AUTHORS: Shekhar Swaroop, Paras Singla, Upendra Baitha, Gaurav Gupta, Amandeep Singh
JASPI December 2023/ Volume 1/Issue 1
Swaroop S, Singla P, Baitha U, Gupta G, Singh A. Extensive Deep Vein Thrombosis: A Rare Manifestation of Disseminated Tuberculosis. JASPI. 2023;1(1):43-45 DOI: 10.62541/jaspi011
ABSTRACT
A 20-year-old male with disseminated tuberculosis (pulmonary, pleural, and lymph node TB) presented with unusual manifestation in the form of extensive deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involving bilateral popliteal veins, femoral veins, iliac veins, and infra-hepatic inferior vena cava (IVC). Upon follow-up with the patient after two months of therapy, there was a significant clinical improvement, and edema and tenderness of the lower limb had decreased.