Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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49(3): 383-385, graf
Article
in English
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| ID: lil-785788
ABSTRACT
Abstract Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. The neurological examination was unremarkable. Thrombosis of the lateral and sigmoid sinus and ipsilateral internal jugular vein were diagnosed and anticoagulation therapy was started. Brucella spp was identified in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); five months after treatment with rifampicin and doxycycline, CSF was sterile. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a very uncommon sign of brucellosis.
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Main subject:
Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial
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Brucellosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Portugal
Institution/Affiliation country:
Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro/PT
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