Mycotic aneurysms of the intracranial vessels.
The salient clinical and pathological features are reported of Aspergillus cerebral aneurysms in four young women who had undergone intra-abdominal surgery under spinal anaesthesia and developed clinical features of meningitis 7-16 days postoperatively. The circle of Willis showed ruptured aneurysm in the basilar artery and its branches. The role of iatrogenic factors in the pathogenesis of Aspergillus cerebral aneurysms is highlighted.
Radhakrishnan
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Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.
Saraswathy
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Mohan
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000009:adverse effects; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies