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Case Report
Antiphospholipid syndrome and protein C deficiency in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis
1 General Practitioner, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana, Zipaquira, Colombia
2 Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana, Zipaquira, Colombia
3 Internist, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario de la Samaritana, Zipaquira, Colombia
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Camilo Ernesto Barros Gutierrez
Carrera 8 No. 0-29 Sur Localidad Santa Fe, Sede Principal, Bogota,
Colombia
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Article ID: 101090Z01MC2020
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Castañeda MAV, Galan DCC, Gutierrez CEB. Antiphospholipid syndrome and protein C deficiency in a patient with pulmonary tuberculosis. Int J Case Rep Images 2020;11:101090Z01MC2020.ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease of long standing which has been described and typified looking for an effective treatment yet with an unusual presentation if it is expressed by hematological disorders concomitant with antiphospholipid syndrome in a person of the male gender. It can be considered that these two pathologies share a link in their pathophysiology. We present the case of a young adult patient with the presence of deep vein thrombosis of the extensive lower limb with subsequent finding of antiphospholipid syndrome and pulmonary tuberculosis with clinical improvement and resolution of the two conditions after treatment for tuberculosis and anticoagulation during treatment.
Keywords: Antiphospholipid syndrome, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Thrombosis
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Maria Alejandra Velasquez Castañeda - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Diana Carolina Concha Galan - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Camilo Ernesto Barros Gutierrez - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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