Hemorragia cerebral secundaria a trombocitopenia por varicela / Intracerebral hemorrhage caused by varicella-induced thrombocytopenia
Biomédica (Bogotá)
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36(supl.2): 10-13, ago. 2016. ilus, tab
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Se presenta el caso de un hombre de 44 años, previamente sano, con varicela, trombocitopenia grave, manifestaciones hemorrágicas en mucosas y una extensa hemorragia cerebral en el hemisferio derecho. Su tratamiento incluyó la transfusión de plaquetas y altas dosis de esteroides. El paciente mejoró, aunque persistieron la hemianopsia homónima izquierda y la epilepsia, tratada con medicación.
ABSTRACT
We present the case of a previously healthy 44-years-old man with chickenpox, severe thrombocytopenia, mucosal hemorrhage, and intracerebral hemorrhage in the right hemisphere. The patient was treated with platelets and high doses of steroids. He recovered although with persistent left homonymous hemianopsia and epilepsy, which were controlled with medication.
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Main subject:
Cerebral Hemorrhage
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Chickenpox
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Biomédica (Bogotá)
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Erasmo Meoz/CO
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Universidad de Pamplona/CO
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