title: Recurrent deep venous thrombosis in an HIV-positive and injecting drug user woman.
abstract: We report a case of recurrent deep venous thrombosis in a 44-year-old woman, intravenous drug user and HIV-infected, who injected cocaine in the groins and veins of the dorsum of the feet. She suffered several episodes of deep venous thrombosis and soft-tissue infections in the lower limbs. Images of Doppler ultrasound scan revealed thrombosis in the right popliteal vein with partial recanalization and calcified thrombi in the territory of the right femoral vein. After use of heparin and oral anticoagulation, her clinical evolution was uneventful, and she was asymptomatic at the occasion of the hospital discharge. This report calls for better awareness about injections in the groins and superficial femoral veins, which are part of the deep venous system. Thrombosis related to HIV infection is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University (UCB), Brasília-DF, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vitorino Modesto
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: Ludmila Thommen
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Teles
authors.forename: Carlos Eduardo Silva
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Leão
authors.forename: Jânio Wagner Pinheiro
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Custodio Abel
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Fastudo
authors.forename: Regina Lucas Machada
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lima