Subarachnoid hemorrhage caused by a fungal aneurysm of the vertebral artery as a complication of intracranial aneurysm clipping. Case report.
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.
Piotrowski
W P
WP
Department of Neurosurgery, Landesnervenklinik Salzburg, Austria.
Pilz
P
P
Chuang
I H
IH
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