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Should venous thrombosis in a patient with Behcet syndrome be treated with both immunosuppression and anticoagulation?

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Rheumatology · NYU Grossman School of Medicine
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They should be treated with immunosuppressive medications, however, the additional benefit of anticoagulation is much debated. Various studies and metaanalysis have shown that anticoagulation, on average, does not add any benefit. There may be exceptions to this in the early part of treatment for so...

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