Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis in a Patient with Meningococcal Meningitis

Meningococcal meningitis has a wide range of neurological complications. However, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) following infection with Neisseria meningitidis is uncommon. We report a case of CVST in a 42-year-old male admitted with meningococcal meningitis. The patient was managed with a...

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Published in:Oman medical journal 2018-01, Vol.33 (1), p.61-64
Main Authors: Pariyadath , Aparna Kalyani, Bakhsh , Abdul Rahim Ali, Chirakkara , Sudhir Kumar Palat, Rathinavelu , Balamurugan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANTICOAGULANTS
Case Report
Central nervous system
Hydrocephalus
MENINGITIS
Meningococcal
MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASES
Meningococcal infections
PATIENTS
Prognostics (Hippocrates)
Sinus Thrombosis
أمراض المكورات السحائية
إلتهاب السحايا
المرضى
مضادات التخثر
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Summary:Meningococcal meningitis has a wide range of neurological complications. However, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) following infection with Neisseria meningitidis is uncommon. We report a case of CVST in a 42-year-old male admitted with meningococcal meningitis. The patient was managed with antibiotics. Due to altered coagulation parameters observed in fulminant cases of meningococcemia, deployment of anticoagulation therapy, which would otherwise be the treatment of choice for CVST, is a dilemma.
ISSN:1999-768X
2070-5204
DOI:10.5001/omj.2018.11