A woman with carotid atherosclerotic plaques suffered a massive cerebral infarction after carbon monoxide poisoning–A case report
Jierong Mo,
Zhiquan Li,
Zhiyong Lin,
Peiyi Liu,
Weigan Xu,
Zuhua Huang,
Lichan Mo,
Lingyan Jiang,
Tianen Zhou,
Jun Jiang
Affiliations
Jierong Mo
Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Zhiquan Li
Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, China; Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Zhiyong Lin
Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, China; Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Peiyi Liu
Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, China; Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Weigan Xu
Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Zuhua Huang
Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Lichan Mo
Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Lingyan Jiang
Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China
Tianen Zhou
Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, China; Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China; Corresponding author. Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong 528000, China.
Jun Jiang
Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524000, China; Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China; Corresponding author. Department of Emergency, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China.
Cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning complicated with massive cerebral infarction are rare. A chinese female patient with carotid atherosclerotic plaque was found unconscious during bathing. The patient was diagnosed as carbon monoxide poisoning complicated with massive acute cerebral infarction by carbon monoxide hemoglobin (COHb) detection and imaging examination. The patient regained consciousness after treatment with hyperbaric oxygen, antiplatelet, and atorvastatin. This case suggests that patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaque may be more susceptible to develop acute cerebral infarction when CO poisoning occurs.
