Ruptured intracranial mycotic aneurysm presenting as cerebral haemorrhage in an infant: case report and review of the literature.
A 2-month-old male infant presented with intracranial haemorrhage caused by ruptured intracranial mycotic aneurysm. Computed tomography and cerebral selective angiography revealed a large haematoma in the left sylvian fissure and a mycotic aneurysm of a peripheral branch of the middle cerebral artery. Despite the successful surgical removal, the child did not recover from the initial brain injury and died 2 months later. There have been fewer than 10 reported cases of infantile mycotic aneurysms and its occurrence in the absence of infectious endocarditis is exceptionally rare.
Piastra
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Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. tipteam@yahoo.com
Chiaretti
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Tortorolo
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D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004569:Electroencephalography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed