Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a patient with meningococcal meningitis

Sudhir Kumar Palat Chirakkara; Abdul Rahim Ali Bakhsh; Aparna Kalyani Pariyadath; Balamurugan Rathinavelu

doi:10.5001/omj.2018.11

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in a patient with meningococcal meningitis

Sudhir Kumar Palat Chirakkara
, Abdul Rahim Ali Bakhsh
, Aparna Kalyani Pariyadath
, Balamurugan Rathinavelu

K.S. Hegde University
Al Marfaq Hospital

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Abstract

Meningococcal meningitis has a wide range of neurological complications. However, cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) following infection with Neisseria meningitidis is uncommon. We report a case of CVST in a 42-year-old male admitted with meningococcal meningitis. The patient was managed with antibiotics. Due to altered coagulation parameters observed in fulminant cases of meningococcemia, deployment of anticoagulation therapy, which would otherwise be the treatment of choice for CVST, is a dilemma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-64
Number of pages	4
Journal	Oman Medical Journal
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.11
State	Published - Jan 2018

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Anticoagulants
Meningitis
Meningococcal
Sinus thrombosis

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