MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis

MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis

Opportunistic infections are on the rise because of an increasing number of patients with immunosuppression and their prolonged survival [1, 2]. Although invasive aspergillus sinusitis leading to a mycotic aneurysm of the intracavernous carotid artery is increasingly being reported, the magnetic res...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Deltomme, Marc Schroeven, T Morel Lawson, Jean-François Poma, Thierry Boulanger, Laurens JL De Cocker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/886
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spelling doaj-2840a20fa8264ebb83c5e15e87412d512020-11-24T21:16:04ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812015-12-01992767910.5334/jbr-btr.886863MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus SinusitisMathieu Deltomme0Marc Schroeven1T Morel Lawson2Jean-François Poma3Thierry Boulanger4Laurens JL De Cocker5AZ Sint-Lucas, BruggeKliniek Sint-JanKliniek Sint-JanKliniek Sint-JanKliniek Sint-JanKliniek Sint-JanOpportunistic infections are on the rise because of an increasing number of patients with immunosuppression and their prolonged survival [1, 2]. Although invasive aspergillus sinusitis leading to a mycotic aneurysm of the intracavernous carotid artery is increasingly being reported, the magnetic resonance (MR) features supporting their mycotic origin are poorly known. A previous neuroradiological case report already extensively described the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) findings of a fusiform aneurysm [3]. We now report the case of a saccular mycotic aneurysm involving the cavernous portion of the carotid artery, and discuss the imaging features supporting its mycotic origin.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/886
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Marc Schroeven
T Morel Lawson
Jean-François Poma
Thierry Boulanger
Laurens JL De Cocker
spellingShingle Mathieu Deltomme
Marc Schroeven
T Morel Lawson
Jean-François Poma
Thierry Boulanger
Laurens JL De Cocker
MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
author_facet Mathieu Deltomme
Marc Schroeven
T Morel Lawson
Jean-François Poma
Thierry Boulanger
Laurens JL De Cocker
author_sort Mathieu Deltomme
title MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis
title_short MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis
title_full MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis
title_fullStr MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis
title_full_unstemmed MRI and MRA Features of a Saccular Mycotic Aneurysm of the Cavernous Carotid Artery Resulting from Invasive Aspergillus Sinusitis
title_sort mri and mra features of a saccular mycotic aneurysm of the cavernous carotid artery resulting from invasive aspergillus sinusitis
publisher Ubiquity Press
series Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
issn 2514-8281
publishDate 2015-12-01
description Opportunistic infections are on the rise because of an increasing number of patients with immunosuppression and their prolonged survival [1, 2]. Although invasive aspergillus sinusitis leading to a mycotic aneurysm of the intracavernous carotid artery is increasingly being reported, the magnetic resonance (MR) features supporting their mycotic origin are poorly known. A previous neuroradiological case report already extensively described the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) findings of a fusiform aneurysm [3]. We now report the case of a saccular mycotic aneurysm involving the cavernous portion of the carotid artery, and discuss the imaging features supporting its mycotic origin.
url https://www.jbsr.be/articles/886
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