Cerebral venous thrombosis as a complication of leptospirosis.
Leptospirosis is an acute infectious disease caused by a spirochete of the leptospira gender and it is characterized by severe vasculitis. It is not common for leptospirosis to present as a primary neurological disease. On the other hand, no study has been reported on the progression of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) in patients with leptospirosis so far. This is the first case reported which shows CVT as a complication after the leptospirosis infection. An acutely developed leptospirosis and post-infectious CVT in a 21-year-old soldier is described here.
Turhan
Vedat
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Gulhane Military Medical Academy Haydarpasa Training Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, 34668 Istanbul, Uskudar, Turkey. vedatturhan@yahoo.com <vedatturhan@yahoo.com>
Senol
Mehmet Guney
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Sonmez
Guner
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Oncul
Oral
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Cavuslu
Saban
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Tanridag
Oguz
O
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020767:Intracranial Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants