Child with tuberculous meningitis and COVID-19 coinfection complicated by extensive cerebral sinus venous thrombosis.
BMJ Case Rep
; 13(9)2020 Sep 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-767824
ABSTRACT
We herein report a case of a child with tuberculous meningitis and COVID-19 coinfection complicated by hydrocephalus, arterial ischaemic stroke and extensive cerebral sinus venous thrombosis. Both conditions induce a proinflammatory cytokine drive resulting, among others, in a prothrombotic state. The disruption of the coagulation system in this case was supported by elevated D-dimers, fibrinogen and ferritin levels, consistent with thrombotic complications reported in some adult patients infected with COVID-19. The child also exhibited prolonged viral shedding that suggests severe disease.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Coronavirus Infections
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Venous Thrombosis
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Intracranial Thrombosis
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-238597
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