Vessel wall MRI revealing inflammation on brain aneurysm associated to chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

Arthur José Maia Lopes; Jose Guilherme Caldas; Fausto Ferraz; Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira; Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo

doi:10.1080/02688697.2017.1384794

Vessel wall MRI revealing inflammation on brain aneurysm associated to chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis

Br J Neurosurg. 2019 Oct;33(5):577-578. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1384794. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

Authors

Arthur José Maia Lopes¹, Jose Guilherme Caldas², Fausto Ferraz², Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira³, Eberval Gadelha Figueiredo³

Affiliations

¹ Neurology, Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das Clinicas , Sao Paulo , Brazil.
² Interventional Neuroradiology, Universidade de Sao Paulo Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das Clinicas , Sao Paulo , Brazil.
³ Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Sao Paulo, School of Medicine , Sao Paulo , Brazil.

PMID: 28992729
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2017.1384794

Abstract

Some authors have reported the association between CMC and brain aneurysms. In this paper it is reported a fusiform brain aneurysm associated to CMC and the vessel wall MRI findings.

Keywords: Brain aneurysm; mucocutaneous candidiasis; vessel wall MRI.

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Case Reports
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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Candidiasis, Chronic Mucocutaneous / diagnosis*
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnosis
Carotid Artery Diseases / microbiology
Carotid Artery, Internal
Cerebral Angiography / methods
Computed Tomography Angiography / methods
Encephalitis / diagnosis
Encephalitis / microbiology*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnosis
Intracranial Aneurysm / microbiology*
Magnetic Resonance Angiography / methods
Multimodal Imaging / methods