Near-complete recanalization of jugular vein and multiple dural sinus thromboses with warfarin in a case of antiphospholipid syndrome


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İLGEN U., TURAN S., EMMUNGİL H.

Reumatologia, vol.56, no.6, pp.406-408, 2018 (Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/reum.2018.80720
  • Journal Name: Reumatologia
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.406-408
  • Keywords: Antiphospholipid syndrome, Dural sinus thrombosis, Warfarin
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Trakya University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Antiphospholipid syndrome is a cause of arterial and venous thrombosis especially in the young adult population. Although dural sinus thrombosis is a relatively rare complication of antiphospholipid syndrome, it may be a cause of morbidity and mortality. Extension of thrombosis and involvement of deep venous structures are poor prognostic factors in patients with dural sinus thrombosis, but the rate of near-complete recanalization is not known in antiphospholipid syndrome-related dural sinus thrombosis. Herein, a case of antiphospholipid syndrome with multiple dural sinus, deep cerebral vein and internal jugular vein thromboses is presented with demonstrative imaging findings and near-complete recanalization after warfarin.