Cerebral fungal infection with mycotic aneurysm of basilar artery and subarachnoid haemorrhage

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Ahsan, H ^a   Ajmal, F ^a   Saleem, M F ^b   Sonawala, A B ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b Department of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus sinusitis; Cerebral fungal infection; Mycotic aneurysm; Sinonasal infections; Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MYCOTIC ANEURYSM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, INFECTED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; BASILAR ARTERY; BIOPSY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; ITRACONAZOLE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 62649146411     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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