Summary
Inflammation and venous thrombosis are intertwined. Only in the recent 15 years clinical
epidemiological studies have focussed on inflammatory or infectious diseases as risk
factors for venous thrombosis. Although a few reviews and many case reports or studies
on these topic has been written, a review reporting relative or absolute risks for
venous thrombosis has not been published yet. We performed a systematic review using
Medline, Pubmed and Embase and found 31 eligible articles. Inflammatory bowel disease,
ANCA-associated vasculitis, infections in general and more specifically, human immunodeficiency
virus, pneumonia and urinary tract infections are associated with an increased risk
of venous thrombosis.
Keywords
Venous thrombosis - inflammatory diseases - infections - risk factors