title: Fatal intracerebral haemorrhage secondary to Aspergillus arteritis following aneurysm clipping.
abstract: Cerebral aspergillosis is rare and presents a high mortality. We report a case of cerebral aspergillosis following elective clipping of an intracerebral aneurysm and review the literature surrounding the topic. Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment maximizes survival rates.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Preston Hospital , Fulwood, Preston , UK.
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: Halliday
authors: Jacob A
authors: JA
authors: Joseph
authors: Nihal T
authors: NT
authors: Gurusinghe
mesh_terms: D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: cerebral aneurysm; cerebral haemorrhage; infection; surgical site infections