title: Peroneal neuropathy due to a popliteal aneurysm in a patient with infectious endocarditis.
abstract: We present an 18-year-old young man with the diagnosis of infective endocarditis who also suffered from concomitant knee pain. The clinical examination revealed right homonymous hemianopsia and left peroneal neuropathy. Magnetic resonance imaging studies of the knee demonstrated a lobulated saccular aneurysm in the left popliteal fossa. We diagnosed this patient as having peripheral mononeuropathy due to an aneurysm compressing the peroneal nerve in the left poplitea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. lozcakar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ozçakar
authors.forename: Ayen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aknc
authors.forename: Duygu Yazgan
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Yeim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cetinkaya
authors.forename: Musa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydnl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D020427:Peroneal Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors