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HIV infection presenting as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. 2012

Manish Modi, and Veenu Singla, and Jasmina Ahluwalia, and Aman Sharma, and Sudesh Prabhakar, and Niranjan Khandelwal, and Dhananjay Duberkar
Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. modim72@yahoo.com

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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012851 Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial Formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) in the CRANIAL SINUSES, large endothelium-lined venous channels situated within the SKULL. Intracranial sinuses, also called cranial venous sinuses, include the superior sagittal, cavernous, lateral, petrous sinuses, and many others. Cranial sinus thrombosis can lead to severe HEADACHE; SEIZURE; and other neurological defects. Cranial Sinus Thrombosis,Intracranial Sinus Thrombophlebitis,Petrous Sinus Thrombosis,Sinus Thrombosis,Venous Sinus Thrombosis, Cranial,Petrous Sinus Thrombophlebitis,Cranial Sinus Thromboses,Intracranial Sinus Thrombophlebitides,Intracranial Sinus Thromboses,Intracranial Sinus Thrombosis,Petrous Sinus Thrombophlebitides,Petrous Sinus Thromboses,Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Intracranial,Sinus Thrombophlebitides, Petrous,Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Intracranial,Sinus Thrombophlebitis, Petrous,Sinus Thromboses,Sinus Thromboses, Cranial,Sinus Thromboses, Intracranial,Sinus Thromboses, Petrous,Sinus Thrombosis, Cranial,Sinus Thrombosis, Petrous,Thrombophlebitides, Intracranial Sinus,Thrombophlebitides, Petrous Sinus,Thrombophlebitis, Intracranial Sinus,Thrombophlebitis, Petrous Sinus,Thromboses, Cranial Sinus,Thromboses, Intracranial Sinus,Thromboses, Petrous Sinus,Thromboses, Sinus,Thrombosis, Cranial Sinus,Thrombosis, Intracranial Sinus,Thrombosis, Petrous Sinus,Thrombosis, Sinus
D015658 HIV Infections Includes the spectrum of human immunodeficiency virus infections that range from asymptomatic seropositivity, thru AIDS-related complex (ARC), to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HTLV-III Infections,HTLV-III-LAV Infections,T-Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human,HIV Coinfection,Coinfection, HIV,Coinfections, HIV,HIV Coinfections,HIV Infection,HTLV III Infections,HTLV III LAV Infections,HTLV-III Infection,HTLV-III-LAV Infection,Infection, HIV,Infection, HTLV-III,Infection, HTLV-III-LAV,Infections, HIV,Infections, HTLV-III,Infections, HTLV-III-LAV,T Lymphotropic Virus Type III Infections, Human
D018455 Protein S Deficiency An autosomal dominant disorder showing decreased levels of plasma protein S antigen or activity, associated with venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. PROTEIN S is a vitamin K-dependent plasma protein that inhibits blood clotting by serving as a cofactor for activated PROTEIN C (also a vitamin K-dependent protein), and the clinical manifestations of its deficiency are virtually identical to those of protein C deficiency. Treatment with heparin for acute thrombotic processes is usually followed by maintenance administration of coumarin drugs for the prevention of recurrent thrombosis. (From Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 12th ed, p1511; Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology, 9th ed, p1523) Deficiency, Protein S,Hereditary Thrombophilia Due To Protein S Deficiency,Deficiencies, Protein S,Protein S Deficiencies

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