title: A Case of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis: Possible rare complications of childhood abdominal tuberculosis.
abstract: Severe pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) complicated by deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in adults has been reported previously in the medical literature; however, childhood extrapulmonary TB complicated by DVT is rare. We report a 13-year-old girl who presented to the Department of Pediatrics at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Rohtak, India, in 2012 with abdominal TB complicated by DVT and intracranial sinus thrombosis. She was treated with a course of four antitubercular drugs and short-term anticoagulation therapy with a positive outcome over the next six months. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no previous reports have yet suggested a possible association between childhood TB and intracranial sinus thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gathwala
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dalal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Virender
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gehlawat
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Jasbir
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Vandana
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Arya
keywords: Case Report; Deep Vein Thrombosis; Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis; India; Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis