Abstract
We describe two cases of disseminated coccidioidomycosis that were complicated by fatal subarachnoid hemorrhage. In the first case, a left middle cerebral artery aneurysm and long-segment vasculitis occurred. In the second case, MR imaging revealed an enlarging coccidioidal granuloma at the tip of the basilar artery, and the artery subsequently ruptured. Fatal intracranial hemorrhage is a rare complication of disseminated coccidioidomycosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1605-1608 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Neuroradiology |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology
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