Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography in cerebral fungal vasculitis.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_D36D9FBA53E7
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography in cerebral fungal vasculitis.
Périodique
Neuropediatrics
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Christophe C., Azzi N., Bouché B., Dan B., Levivier M., Ferster A.
ISSN
0174-304X (Print)
ISSN-L
0174-304X
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1999
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
30
Numéro
4
Pages
218-220
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
We report on an 11-year old girl treated for leukemia who developed infarcts in the right lentiform nucleus and temporal lobe. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) showed mild intraluminal irregularities in the right carotid syphon and stenosis of the right proximal middle cerebral artery, suggesting vasculitis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) follow-up showed evolution of the initial infarct into an abscess. Stereotactic biopsy disclosed filaments of aspergillus. This report emphasizes the fact that cerebral aspergillosis should be considered if MRA and MRI are indicative of vasculitis and cerebral infarction in immunosuppressed children.
Mots-clé
Aspergillosis/diagnosis, Biopsy, Brain Abscess/diagnosis, Carotid Arteries/pathology, Cerebral Infarction/diagnosis, Child, Circle of Willis/pathology, Female, Humans, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Cerebral Artery/pathology, Opportunistic Infections/diagnosis, Vasculitis, Central Nervous System/diagnosis
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
20/01/2008 17:35
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 15:53
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