Bilateral Cerebral Hemorrhagic Infarctions: An Early Presentation of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.
| Autor: | Kaleemi R; Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK., Anwar SS; Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK., Ahmed A; Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Sep 06; Vol. 13 (9), pp. e17772. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 06 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.17772 |
| Abstrakt: | Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is one of the most common causes of morbidity secondary to accidental or intentional exposure. It is a potentially life-threatening disease. We present the case of a 23-year-old male patient who slept with a gas generator the whole night in a closed room. The next morning the patient presented to emergency with altered mentation. His Glasgow Coma Scale score was 8/15 on arrival. The patient had cerebral hemorrhages on presentation with diffuse cerebral hypoxic injury and bilateral globus pallidus signals. Hemorrhagic infarction in the brain is a rare presentation of CO poisoning and even rarer as an early manifestation of this disease. We present a case of bilateral posterior cerebral hemorrhagic infarctions with a diffuse hypoxic insult as an early presentation of CO poisoning in a young male, which to our knowledge has rarely been reported. Early imaging and prompt medical attention can be life-saving. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Kaleemi et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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