title: De Novo intracerebral aneurysm in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection associated aneurysmal vasculopathy is a rare complication of HIV infection affecting the pediatric and adult population. We present a case of a 7-year-old male child known to have a congenitally acquired HIV infection presenting with a ruptured left distal internal carotid artery fusiform aneurysm that was diagnosed on MRI scans 6 months prior to his presentation. He underwent craniotomy and successful aneurysm reconstruction. He had uncomplicated postoperative course and experienced a good recovery. This case is among the few reported pediatric cases of HIV-associated cerebral arteriopathy to undergo surgery. We also reviewed the relevant literature of this rare condition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohamad G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bakhaidar
authors.forename: Naushad A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ahamed
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Almekhlafi
authors.forename: Saleh S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Baeesa
mesh_terms: D020943:AIDS Arteritis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging