Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis as a Rare Complication of Primary Varicella Zoster Virus Infection.

نویسندگان

  • K Gayathri
  • P K Ramalingam
  • Rpsp Santhakumar
  • B V Manjunath
  • N Karuppuswamy
  • B Vetriveran
  • S Selvamani
  • P Vishnuram
  • Kumar Natarajan
چکیده

We present the case of a 23 year old with acute onset left hemiparesis and meningeal irritation, associated with recent history of chickenpox 15 days prior. Varicella-IgG and IgM was positive in the CSF and blood along with reduced serum/CSF ratios of VZV immunoglobulins. MRV showed thrombosis (CVT) of superior sagittal, transverse, right sigmoid sinuses with haemorrhagic infarct in right frontoparietal region. Patient responded well to intravenous heparin, Acyclovir and oral anticoagulant therapy.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

دوره 64 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016