Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses
Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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PATHOGENS
Almost any bacteria or infection implicated, however among the most common pathogens identified include:
- Bacterial:
- Staphylococcus aureus (60-70% in most series)
- Streptococcus intermediatus group
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Fusobacterium necrophorum (Lemierre’s syndrome)
- Other anaerobes
- Gram negatives
- Tuberculosis
- Fungal
- Rhizomucor
- Mucor
- Aspergillus
- Coccidioides
- Parasitic
- Malaria
- Toxoplasma
- Trichinella
- Viral infections (less common) including
- Shingles (VZV)
- Dengue
- Hepatitis B virus
- Measles
- Described with COVID-19.
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PATHOGENS
Almost any bacteria or infection implicated, however among the most common pathogens identified include:
- Bacterial:
- Staphylococcus aureus (60-70% in most series)
- Streptococcus intermediatus group
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Fusobacterium necrophorum (Lemierre’s syndrome)
- Other anaerobes
- Gram negatives
- Tuberculosis
- Fungal
- Rhizomucor
- Mucor
- Aspergillus
- Coccidioides
- Parasitic
- Malaria
- Toxoplasma
- Trichinella
- Viral infections (less common) including
- Shingles (VZV)
- Dengue
- Hepatitis B virus
- Measles
- Described with COVID-19.
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