title: HIV infection presenting as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
abstract: Risk of cerebrovascular disease is increased in patients with HIV infection; however, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is not commonly reported in this condition. We report a case of young man with intracranial hemorrhage whose radiologic investigations revealed thrombosis of the left transverse and sigmoid sinuses extending into the left internal jugular vein. On further investigations, he was found to be positive for HIV-1, and his procoagulant workup showed protein S deficiency. He was started on anticoagulant therapy, after which he showed gradual recovery. This case highlights a rarely encountered presentation of HIV infection as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. modim72@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Modi
authors.forename: Veenu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.forename: Jasmina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahluwalia
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sudesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
authors.forename: Dhananjay
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duberkar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018455:Protein S Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*