Published December 2003
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Journal article
Lethal subarachnoid bleeding under immunosuppressive therapy due to mycotic arteritis
Creators
- 1. Dept. of Clinical Radiology, Univ. Hospital of Muenster, Muenster (Germany)
- 2. Dept. of Pediatric Cardiology, Univ. Hospital of Muenster, Muenster (Germany)
Description
A subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) occurred 67 days after cardiac transplantation in 10-year-old girl with consecutive immunocompromising therapy. Neither digital subtraction angiography (DSA) nor computed tomographic angiography showed signs of intracranial vascular malformations. One month before the lethal SAH occurred, she had developed arterial hypertension and attacks of severe headache with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleocytosis while CT scans showed an infarct of the left thalamus. Pathologic findings established the rare diagnosis of SAH due to aspergillosis-related mycotic arteritis. Imaging characteristics are presented. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 13
- Journal Issue
- 4,Suppl
- Journal Page Range
- p. L215-L218
- ISSN
- 0938-7994
- CODEN
- EURAE3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 35026709
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; HYPERTENSION; LETHAL MUTATIONS; MALFORMATIONS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; THALAMUS; THERAPY; VASCULAR DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; BRAIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; MUTATIONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOLOGY; SYMPTOMS; TOMOGRAPHY; VASCULAR DISEASES