Haemorrhagic stroke after thrombolysis with streptokinase.

A 54 years old male presented with central chest pain for five hours in a local hospital, Comilla. He was diagnosed as a case of acute STEMI (Extensive Anterior) and was thrombolized with Streptokinase 1.5 million IU. His pain was relieved, ST segment was depressed by >50% after thrombolysis. While in hospital, he developed weakness of his left limbs with gradually deteriorating level of consciousness. A CT scan of brain showed haemorrhage in the right frontoparietal region. This is a rare case of haemorrhagic stroke after thrombolysis with streptokinase.