Recurrent venous thromboses in HIV-2 patient

Recurrent deep venous thrombosis in an HIV-positive and injecting drug user woman

“…[4–7] Cooke and Fletcher reviewed the data about DVT among 109 patients in England; 33 of the IVDU group and 76 of the non-IVDU group (median ages were 29 and 51 years, respectively). [1] Although the exact rate of recurrences could not be monitored, the recurrent DVTs were more frequent in patients from the IVDU group. One possible explanation was the shorter duration of anticoagulation to avoid hemorrhagic events in this group of patients.…”

“…[1] The incidence of vascular complications of injecting illicit drugs is growing due to the new kinds of drugs and diverse way of consumption. These facts have contributed to the increasing risk of venous thromboembolism.…”

Recurrent thrombosis in an HIV-1 infected child

“…[1] Various abnormalities predisposing to hypercoagulable state have been reported in AIDS patients including the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies,[2] lupus anticoagulant, deficiencies of proteins C and S, heparin cofactor II, and antithrombin and use of protease inhibitors. [3] Though more than one thrombotic episode has been reported in adults,[45] it has rarely been reported in children. [6] We report an HIV infected boy who had three thromboembolic episodes in a matter of 6 months and finally succumbed to the disease.…”