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First case report of pulmonary embolism with Zoster Sine Herpete

BACKGROUND: Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection is known to cause coagulation abnormalities leading to pulmonary embolism and ischemic strokes. The incidence of vascular and thrombotic complications with Zoster Sine Herpete has been reported very infrequently in the medical literature. CASE PRESE...

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Autores principales: Sahra, Syeda, Jahangir, Abdullah, Gavica, Mishelle Centeno, Mobarakai, Neville, Jahangir, Ahmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101462
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author Sahra, Syeda
Jahangir, Abdullah
Gavica, Mishelle Centeno
Mobarakai, Neville
Jahangir, Ahmad
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description BACKGROUND: Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection is known to cause coagulation abnormalities leading to pulmonary embolism and ischemic strokes. The incidence of vascular and thrombotic complications with Zoster Sine Herpete has been reported very infrequently in the medical literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 32-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to Emergency Room with right-sided facial weakness and headache. We saw no rash on physical examination. A sub-segmental pulmonary embolus was found on C.T. angiography of the chest. VZV was detected on Lumbar Puncture studies. The patient responded well to anti-viral treatment and was discharged home without any complications. CONCLUSION: The suspicion of thrombo-embolic complications should be high with Zoster Sine Herpete. Screening for coagulopathies and timely initiation of anticoagulation should be carried out in appropriate clinical settings.
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spelling pubmed-83490812021-08-15 First case report of pulmonary embolism with Zoster Sine Herpete Sahra, Syeda Jahangir, Abdullah Gavica, Mishelle Centeno Mobarakai, Neville Jahangir, Ahmad Respir Med Case Rep Case Report BACKGROUND: Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) infection is known to cause coagulation abnormalities leading to pulmonary embolism and ischemic strokes. The incidence of vascular and thrombotic complications with Zoster Sine Herpete has been reported very infrequently in the medical literature. CASE PRESENTATION: A 32-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to Emergency Room with right-sided facial weakness and headache. We saw no rash on physical examination. A sub-segmental pulmonary embolus was found on C.T. angiography of the chest. VZV was detected on Lumbar Puncture studies. The patient responded well to anti-viral treatment and was discharged home without any complications. CONCLUSION: The suspicion of thrombo-embolic complications should be high with Zoster Sine Herpete. Screening for coagulopathies and timely initiation of anticoagulation should be carried out in appropriate clinical settings. Elsevier 2021-06-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8349081/ /pubmed/34401298 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101462 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_full First case report of pulmonary embolism with Zoster Sine Herpete
title_fullStr First case report of pulmonary embolism with Zoster Sine Herpete
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title_short First case report of pulmonary embolism with Zoster Sine Herpete
title_sort first case report of pulmonary embolism with zoster sine herpete
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349081/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101462
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