Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by varicella-induced thrombocytopenia.
We present the case of a previously healthy 44-years-old man with chickenpox, severe thrombocytopenia, mucosal hemorrhage, and intracerebral hemorrhage in the right hemisphere. The patient was treated with platelets and high doses of steroids. He recovered although with persistent left homonymous hemianopsia and epilepsy, which were controlled with medication.
Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz, Cúcuta, Colombia. jflizar@gmail.com.
Jairo
J
Lizarazo
María Fernanda
MF
Castellanos
Claudia Rosa
CR
Omaña
Miguel
M
Chaín
Sergio
S
Villamizar
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology
Cerebral hemorrhage; adult; chickenpox; thrombocytopenia