Boukili Khaoula, Elmaaloum Loubna, Allali Bouchra, Elkettani Asmaa
Service d´ophtalmologie, Hôpital 20 Août, Université Hassan II, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Casablanca, Maroc.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Jul 13;39:196. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.196.30577. eCollection 2021.
Intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm is rare but it leads to major complications. Common clinical picture is characterized by ophthalmoplegia associated with intense headaches. Cerebral angiography is used to confirm clinical suspicion and it guides therapeutic management. Endovascular embolization is the standard treatment. We here report the case of a 80-year-old woman presenting to the emergency room with right-sided exophthalmos and severe headaches occurring 2 weeks before her visit. The diagnosis of fissurized intracavernous carotid artery aneurysm was retained.