Post-herpetic aneurysm in the intrapetrosal portion of the internal carotid artery.
The occurrence of an aneurysm, 2 x 2.5 cm in size, in the intrapetrosal portion of the internal carotid artery in a 24-year-old female patient, during the course of herpes zoster ophthalmicus, is described.
D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography