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Case report
Pernicious anaemia: cause of recurrent cerebral venous thrombosis
  1. Kesar Prajapati1,
  2. Vikranti Sailor2,
  3. Savan Patel3 and
  4. Malay Rathod2
  1. 1Department of Medicine, Baroda Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  2. 2Baroda Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
  3. 3Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad, Gujarat, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kesar Prajapati; kesarprajapati10694{at}gmail.com

Abstract

This case of recurrent cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) highlights hyperhomocysteinemia in pernicious anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency. No other risk factors such as trauma, infections, coagulation disorders or autoimmune diseases were present. The patient was cured with vitamin B12 and anticoagulation therapy. So, it is worthwhile and important to investigate levels of vitamin B12 and homocysteine in CVT.

  • haematology (incl blood transfusion)
  • neurology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239833

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors KP and VS under guidance of did diagnosis. KP, SP and MR wrote case report and literature search. KP did editing.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.