Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) secondary to varicella induced hypercoagulable state in a adult
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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 report a rare case of CVST in an adult due to low protein S levels following varicella zoster infection.
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