Journal article
An acute intracerebral vein thromboses in AIDS with protein C and S deficiency
International journal of STD & AIDS, Vol.19(1), pp.59-61
01/2008
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007145
PMID: 18275652
Abstract
A 22-year-old woman with advanced AIDS presented with altered mental status. A brain magnetic resonance imaging and angiogram showed extensive dural sinus thromboses of the sagittal and bilateral transverse sinuses. CD4 level was low (<15/mm3) and a significant low protein S (7%; normal 54-137%) and C (41%; normal 72-147%) levels were detected. No other hypercoagulable factors were identified. Successful treatment was done with heparin and plasminogen activator catheter-directed thrombolysis were administered. A variety of haematological abnormalities have been observed in human immunodeficiency virus infection. Advanced AIDS might be considered as an acquired hypercoagulable state.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- An acute intracerebral vein thromboses in AIDS with protein C and S deficiency
- Creators
- Luis A Marcos - Internal Medicine Department, University of Texas Health Science, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Luis.A.Marcos@uth.tmc.eduRuckshanda MajidNabeel HamzehNiraj MehtaMiguel Escobar
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of STD & AIDS, Vol.19(1), pp.59-61
- DOI
- 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007145
- PMID
- 18275652
- ISSN
- 0956-4624
- eISSN
- 1758-1052
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094369202771
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