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Cytomegalovirus‐associated cerebral sinus vein thrombosis
Author(s) -
Sherman Shany,
Justo Dan,
Engel Tal,
Yossepowitch Orit,
Bregman Noa,
Gadoth Avi,
Paran Yael
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.23424
Subject(s) - thrombosis , medicine , cytomegalovirus , deep vein , pulmonary embolism , human cytomegalovirus , vein , virology , herpesviridae , viral disease , virus
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)‐associated thrombosis has been reported many times in the medical literature, and most patients had deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary embolism. CMV‐associated cerebral sinus vein thrombosis has been reported only twice. We present an immunocompetent patient with CMV‐associated cerebral sinus vein thrombosis and no other thrombosis risk factors. This is another example of the pro‐thrombotic features of CMV. Physicians should be alert for symptoms and signs of acute CMV infection in patients with thrombosis. J. Med. Virol. 84:1934–1936, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.