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KMID : 1103720100630040000
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
2010 Volume.63 No. 4 p.0 ~ p.0
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A Cerebral Air Embolism That Developed Following Defecation in a Patient with Extensive Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Report
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Oh Ji-Young
Park Dong-Woo
Hahm Chang-Kok
Park Choong-Ki
Lee Seung-Ro
Lee Young-Jun
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Abstract
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Cerebral air embolisms generally result from invasive procedures such as a percutaneous needle biopsy, chest tube insertion, central venous catheter access or removal, operations and so on. Likewise, they are mostly iatrogenically induced and present various degrees of severity depending on the number of air bubbles. With the exception of divers, the occurrence of a cerebral air embolism in the absence of invasive procedures is very rare. We report a case of a cerebral air embolism that developed following defecation and was detected by CT in a patient with extensive pulmonary tuberculosis.
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KEYWORD
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Embolism, Air, Intracranial Embolism, Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Tomography Scanner, X-Ray Computed, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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