Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
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 d...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:aacbc6c7748f4de9ad59b97a2987334d 2023-05-15T15:00:14+02:00 Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association Joana Isabel da Silva Lima Cátia Filipa Gomes Canelas Andreia Sofia de Sousa Botelho Trindade Veiga Dina Maria Mota Carvalho 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0288-2015 https://doaj.org/article/aacbc6c7748f4de9ad59b97a2987334d EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000300383&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0288-2015 https://doaj.org/article/aacbc6c7748f4de9ad59b97a2987334d Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 49, Iss 3, Pp 383-385 (2016) Brucellosis Sinus thrombosis Intracranial Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0288-2015 2022-12-31T02:35:47Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 49 3 383 385 |
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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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Joana Isabel da Silva Lima Cátia Filipa Gomes Canelas Andreia Sofia de Sousa Botelho Trindade Veiga Dina Maria Mota Carvalho |
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Joana Isabel da Silva Lima Cátia Filipa Gomes Canelas Andreia Sofia de Sousa Botelho Trindade Veiga Dina Maria Mota Carvalho |
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Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association |
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