title: [Internal carotid artery dissection in a patient with recent respiratory infection: case report of a possible link].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Hospital Municipal Dr. Mário Gatti, Campinas, SP, Brasil. cynthiaherrer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Cynthia Resende
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: Thiago Gasperini
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: Fabiano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Demétrius Kasak P
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Abrahão
mesh_terms: 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