title: Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a fungal aneurysm of the vertebral artery as a complication of intracranial aneurysm clipping. Case report.
abstract: Intracranial aneurysms are an uncommon manifestation of fungal infection. A case is described in which the formation of an aneurysm followed an intracranial intraoperative Aspergillus infection attributable to a long period of preoperative antibiotic medication and immunosuppressive therapy with steroids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Landesnervenklinik Salzburg, Austria.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pilz
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Chuang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D014711:Vertebral Artery