Meningitis complicated with sinus venous thrombosis and intracranial hemorrhage in a patient who received bupivacaine spinal anesthesia.
We report a 26 year old male patient who developed meningitis with cerebral venous thrombosis and multiple intracranial hemorrhages following spinal anesthesia. He received 15 mg of bupivacaine at L3-L4 level for diagnostic arthroscopy of a right knee joint at the major operation theatre.
Mekonnen
Desalew
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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa.
Bane
Abate
A
D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001182:Arthroscopy; D002045:Bupivacaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D020300:Intracranial Hemorrhages / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008582:Meningitis, Aseptic / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000139:chemically induced; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002045:Bupivacaine