[Internal carotid artery dissection in a patient with recent respiratory infection: case report of a possible link].
The pathogenesis of spontaneous cervical artery dissection remains unknown. Infection-mediated damage of the arterial wall may be an important triggering mechanism. We describe a 21 year-old man with respiratory infection (bronchial pneumonia) which was diagnosed and treated with antibiotic few days prior to the right internal carotid artery dissection. The patient presented ischemic retinal and cerebral strokes. Based on literature review, we discuss the possibility of a causal link between infection and arterial dissection.
Campos
Cynthia Resende
CR
Serviço de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Hospital Municipal Dr. Mário Gatti, Campinas, SP, Brasil. cynthiaherrer@yahoo.com
Bassi
Thiago Gasperini
TG
Pinto
Fabiano
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Abrahão
Demétrius Kasak P
DK
D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology