Mycotic aneurysm: An unusual cause of pyrexia of unknown origin in an immunodeficient infant

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 237-239

  Ahmad, Faiz Uddin ^a   Mahajan, Harsh ^a   Mahapatra, Ashok Kumar ^a   Suri, Ashish ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Basilar bifurcation; Conservative treatment; Mycotic aneurysm; Pyrexia of unknown origin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; IGA DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33646876402     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092361     Document Type: Article

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