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Japanese encephalitis accompanied by cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a case report

2012; BioMed Central; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/1471-2377-12-43

1471-2377

Min Jia, Nian Xiong, Jinsha Huang, Youpei Wang, Xiaowei Zhang, Zhentao Zhang, Xuebing Cao, Zhicheng Lin, Tao Wang,

Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms

Abstract Background Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a relatively rare cerebrovascular condition which accounts for 0.5% of all strokes. Risk of CVST has been documented in patients with numerous conditions including central nervous system infections, however, Japanese encephalitis (JE, epidemic encephalitis type B) with CVST has not been reported previously. Case Presentation Here, we present a case of JE with CVST in a 17-year-old man. On admission, the patient was initially diagnosed as intracranial infection, and soon after, brain magnetic resonance (MR) imaging (MRI) and MR Venography (MRV) confirmed the diagnosis of CVST. Moreover, the blood JE-specific IgM antibody which proved weakly positive at first, turned positive one week later. Consequently, our patient was diagnosed as CVST accompanied by JE. Anticoagulant and anti-infective therapy were initiated, which eventually lead to gradual recovery of the patient. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first case report of CVST associated with JE. MRI and MRV represent a prime method for the diagnosis of CVST, while the positivity of JE virus IgM antibody, especially increased antibody levels within a short period, is of great significance to diagnose JE. The early diagnosis and timely treatment of this potentially lethal condition would improve its prognosis significantly.