ABSTRACT:
Background: Despite the global efforts to control tuberculosis, it remains a common, life-threatening infectious disease. Tuberculosis can lead to hypercoagulability, increased venous stasis, and endothelial dysfunction, thus increasing the susceptibility to venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, few studies have assessed the epidemiology of the association between tuberculosis and VTE. We recently completed a study to address this coexistence.
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