PPT-Systemic Varicella Zoster Infection Causing Cerebral Venous Thrombosis and Revealing

Prothrombotic State Ayman Mahmoud Alboudi MD MSc Rashid Hospital Dubai UAE CVT is a rare disorder with incidence rate is around 1100000 1 We are having about 6 cases per year in our hospital Rashid hospital in . Jennifer Zipprich. Immunization Branch. California Department of Public Health. October 17. th. , 2012. Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV). Human alpha-herpesvirus . Causes varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles). Intro. Varicella-zoster virus is a . herpesvirus. which causes varicella (chickenpox) and, after the virus has remained latent in the body (virus latency) and reactivates, herpes zoster (shingles). Serious complications that can occur: central nervous system involvement, pneumonia, secondary bacterial infections, and death. Rounds. Eddie Apenbrinck M.D. .. University of Louisville School of Medicine. Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences. 5/1/2015. Subjective. CC: blurry vision and headache. HPI:47 year old white male admitted to the VA hospital for syncope after climbing a flight of stairs 2 days prior to admission. Consulted for blurry vision associated with headache.. 353 Varicella Pathogenesis Respiratory transmission Replication in nasopharynx and regional lymph nodes Primary viremia 4 to 6 days after infection sensory ganglia, infected during viremia Varicella Reaching New Heights in Understanding CVC Complications . Michael Brazunas, RN, BSN, VA-BC. Disclosures. AngioDynamics, Inc.. Association for Vascular Access – Director-at-Large. Objective. Identify 3 central venous catheter (CVC) complications. Amit Salkar, MD. Nicole Bernard, MD. Bhairav Patel, MD. Robert Mignacca, MD. Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas. 7. th. Annual Pediatric Conference. Saturday, April 12, 2014. Goals and Objectives. Varicella Infection. Varicella Infection: . Perception vs Reality . Annual Burden of Varicella in Europe. Varicella Complications. Varicella Disease Is Usually Self-Limiting; However… . Varicella Vaccines. VENOUS INFARCTS. Dr. MONICA PATIL. VENOUS ANATOMY . DURAL SINUSES . CEREBRAL VEINS:. - . DEEP CEREBRAL. - SUPERFICIAL CORTICAL. VENOUS ANATOMY . Superior . Sagittal. Overall annual incidence of CVST of 0.2-1.3 per 100,000 people.. 2. CVST prevalence of 29.2% among 140 cases with a skull fracture that crossed a cerebral venous sinus.. 2, 11. Higher incidence among females and neonates.. The two most important herpesvirus pathogens are . herpes simplex virus. (herpesvirus hominis) and . varicella–zoster. Herpes simplex infections. Herpes infection of the mouth and lips and in the eye is generally associated with . Assistant lecturer :. Noor Wafaa Hashim. Thrombosis is the development of a ‘thrombus’ consisting of platelets, fibrin, red cells and white cells in the arterial or venous circulation. If part of this thrombus in the venous circulation breaks off and enters the right heart, it may be lodged in the pulmonary arterial circulation, causing . - 1 - sinus thrombosis C erebral vein and cerebral venous sinus t hrombos e s are blood clots that form in the veins that drain the blood from the brain called the s inus es and cerebral vein s . Dušek. , . Sofiya. . Andreykanich. , . Neven. . Papić. , Ivan . Kurelac. , Adriana Vince. History. A 72-year old woman with chronic lymphocytic leukemia presented . with . a . pruritic. rash and fever up to 40.2 °. ABSTRACT. Varicella Zoster Virus – can cause Polyneuritis . C. ranialis. and Aseptic meningitis. VZV meningitis overlaps with . Tuberculous. meningitis with clinical and lab features. We present a case of an elderly female with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome evolving into a .