title: Deep vein thrombosis and acute cytomegalovirus infection: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with constitutional protein C deficiency who developed massive femoral vein and inferior vena cava thrombosis during the course of an acute cytomegalovirus infection. The possible role of cytomegalovirus in the pathophysiology of venous thrombosis is discussed and a review of the literature is made concerning this peculiar association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque, Bayonne, France. fbauduer001@CHCB.rss.fr
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bauduer
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cordon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005268:Femoral Vein; D006801:Humans; D020151:Protein C Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D019851:Thrombophilia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal