Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) secondary to varicella induced hypercoagulable state in a adult
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) secondary to varicella induced hypercoagulable state in a adult
Chicken pox (Varicella) infection is generally present in children and caused by Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV). There are quite a number of case reports of hypercoagulable state leading to deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and other thromboembolic sequelae following varicella induced auto antibodies to natural anticoagulants in children. But such a clinical entity is rarely seen in adults. Here we re...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine Inside
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2052-6954
DOI: 10.7243/2052-6954-2-1