Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association

Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association

Abstract: Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. The neurological examination was unremarkable. Thrombosis of the lateral and sigmoid sinus and ipsilateral internal jugular vein were diagnosed and anticoagulation therapy was started. Brucella spp was identified in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); five months after treatment with rifampicin and doxycycline, CSF was sterile. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a very uncommon sign of brucellosis.

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Main Authors: Lima,Joana Isabel da Silva, Canelas,Cátia Filipa Gomes, Veiga,Andreia Sofia de Sousa Botelho Trindade, Carvalho,Dina Maria Mota
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000300383
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spelling oai:scielo:S0037-868220160003003832016-09-19Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon associationLima,Joana Isabel da SilvaCanelas,Cátia Filipa GomesVeiga,Andreia Sofia de Sousa Botelho TrindadeCarvalho,Dina Maria Mota Brucellosis Sinus thrombosis Intracranial Abstract: Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. The neurological examination was unremarkable. Thrombosis of the lateral and sigmoid sinus and ipsilateral internal jugular vein were diagnosed and anticoagulation therapy was started. Brucella spp was identified in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); five months after treatment with rifampicin and doxycycline, CSF was sterile. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a very uncommon sign of brucellosis.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.49 n.3 20162016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000300383en10.1590/0037-8682-0288-2015
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Carvalho,Dina Maria Mota
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Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
author_facet Lima,Joana Isabel da Silva
Canelas,Cátia Filipa Gomes
Veiga,Andreia Sofia de Sousa Botelho Trindade
Carvalho,Dina Maria Mota
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title Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
title_short Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
title_full Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
title_fullStr Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
title_full_unstemmed Neurobrucellosis and venous sinus thrombosis: an uncommon association
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description Abstract: Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. The neurological examination was unremarkable. Thrombosis of the lateral and sigmoid sinus and ipsilateral internal jugular vein were diagnosed and anticoagulation therapy was started. Brucella spp was identified in a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); five months after treatment with rifampicin and doxycycline, CSF was sterile. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a very uncommon sign of brucellosis.
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