Ahmad Faiz Uddin, Mahajan Harsh, Mahapatra Ashok Kumar, Suri Ashish
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2006;42(4):237-9. doi: 10.1159/000092361.
Intracranial aneurysms in early childhood are rare. Mycotic aneurysms as a cause of pyrexia of unknown origin has never been reported. We present a 9-month-old immunodeficient boy who had a long history of irregular fever from neonatal period and presented to us with subarachnoid hemorrhage. Investigation revealed a basilar top aneurysm. We present the clinicoradiological profile and discuss the management strategies.
儿童期颅内动脉瘤罕见。真菌性动脉瘤作为不明原因发热的病因从未有过报道。我们报告一名9个月大的免疫缺陷男孩，自新生儿期起就有长期不规则发热病史，因蛛网膜下腔出血前来就诊。检查发现基底动脉尖部动脉瘤。我们展示其临床放射学特征并讨论治疗策略。
