title: [Tuberculosis as risk factor for venous thrombosis].
abstract: Over a 2-year period, 3 patients with deep venous thrombosis associated to advanced pulmonary tuberculosis have been observed. One of them died suddenly, probably due to thromboembolic complications. In the other two cases, a triggering factor of venous thrombosis, probably related to tuberculosis, was detected and their evolution was satisfactory. The high frequency of antiphospholipid antibodies detected in the tuberculosis and the potential relationship between these and deficit of protein S is mentioned. Advanced pulmonary tuberculosis is described as a risk factor for the development of venous thrombosis in patients with negative serology for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2. We recommend not to use deep venous catheters and we stress the potential value of heparin prophylactic therapy in order to prevent venous thrombosis and its complications.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Las Palmas Norte (Hospital El Pino y El Sabinal), Gran Canaria.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suárez Ortega
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Artiles Vizcaíno
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balda Aguirre
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Melado Sánchez
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Arkuch Saade
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ayala Galán
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Betancor León
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: La tuberculosis como factor de riesgo de trombosis venosa.