Cryptococcal meningitis and cerebral venous thrombosis in a sickle cell anemia patient

Cryptococcal meningitis and cerebral venous thrombosis in a sickle cell anemia patient

A 47-year-old woman diagnosed with sickle cell anemia and a vaso-occlusive crisis in the brain was admitted with fever, general malaise and headache, with transient episodes of disorientation. In her evolution, there was a motor defect in the right side, dysarthria and convulsive seizures re...

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Main Authors: Isabel González Alemán, Claudia Roche Albernas, Betty Alonso Falcón, Grethel Dueñas Ramírez, Maylín Acosta Álvarez, Leonel Valdés Leiva, José Luis Rodríguez Monteagudo, Yilena Rodríguez Marrero, Agneris López Saserio, Rosa Oliday Ríos Jiménez, Eric González Fernández, Alexis Morales Valdera, José Ángel Carrazana Camacho, Juan Gutiérrez Ronquillo, Martha Pérez de Alejo Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Editorial Ciencias Médicas 2012-10-01
Series:Acta Médica del Centro
Subjects:
anemia de células falciformes
meningitis criptococica
trombosis intracraneal
Online Access:http://www.revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/250

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