Serial magnetic resonance angiography in a patient with angioinvasive aspergillosis

Kunihiko Araki; Mizuki Ito; Naoki Atsuta; Masahisa Katsuno; Gen Sobue

doi:10.1111/ncn3.12040

Serial magnetic resonance angiography in a patient with angioinvasive aspergillosis

Kunihiko Araki, Mizuki Ito, Naoki Atsuta, Masahisa Katsuno, Gen Sobue

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

Angioinvasive aspergillus can lead to acute infarction. A 74-year old man complained about mild weakness of the left limbs; based on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, he was diagnosed with acute infarction in the right caudate and anterior limb of the internal capsule. After admission, he had a fever with disturbance of consciousness. Elevated serum β-D-glucan, elevated galactomannan antigen titers in cerebrospinal fluid and histopathological analysis on a biopsy specimen of the right sphenoid sinus enabled a diagnosis of Aspergillus infection. Serial magnetic resonance angiography showed the progressing stenosis of the major cerebral artery by angioinvasive aspergillosis with the spread of the cerebral infarction. Our case suggests that serial magnetic resonance angiography might be useful for monitoring progression of aspergillus vasculopathy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-75
Number of pages	3
Journal	Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience
Volume	4
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ncn3.12040
Publication status	Published - 01-03-2016
Externally published	Yes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Neurology
Clinical Neurology

Access to Document

10.1111/ncn3.12040

Cite this

@article{6ed710e4ac724f9d97ca0f73cee36d5a,

title = "Serial magnetic resonance angiography in a patient with angioinvasive aspergillosis",

abstract = "Angioinvasive aspergillus can lead to acute infarction. A 74-year old man complained about mild weakness of the left limbs; based on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, he was diagnosed with acute infarction in the right caudate and anterior limb of the internal capsule. After admission, he had a fever with disturbance of consciousness. Elevated serum β-D-glucan, elevated galactomannan antigen titers in cerebrospinal fluid and histopathological analysis on a biopsy specimen of the right sphenoid sinus enabled a diagnosis of Aspergillus infection. Serial magnetic resonance angiography showed the progressing stenosis of the major cerebral artery by angioinvasive aspergillosis with the spread of the cerebral infarction. Our case suggests that serial magnetic resonance angiography might be useful for monitoring progression of aspergillus vasculopathy.",

keywords = "Angioinvasive, Aspergillosis, Magnetic resonance angiography, Meningoencephalitis, Vasculopathy",

author = "Kunihiko Araki and Mizuki Ito and Naoki Atsuta and Masahisa Katsuno and Gen Sobue",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Japanese Society of Neurology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.",

year = "2016",

month = mar,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1111/ncn3.12040",

language = "English",

volume = "4",

pages = "73--75",

journal = "Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience",

issn = "2049-4173",

publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Serial magnetic resonance angiography in a patient with angioinvasive aspergillosis

AU - Araki, Kunihiko

AU - Ito, Mizuki

AU - Atsuta, Naoki

AU - Katsuno, Masahisa

AU - Sobue, Gen

PY - 2016/3/1

Y1 - 2016/3/1

N2 - Angioinvasive aspergillus can lead to acute infarction. A 74-year old man complained about mild weakness of the left limbs; based on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, he was diagnosed with acute infarction in the right caudate and anterior limb of the internal capsule. After admission, he had a fever with disturbance of consciousness. Elevated serum β-D-glucan, elevated galactomannan antigen titers in cerebrospinal fluid and histopathological analysis on a biopsy specimen of the right sphenoid sinus enabled a diagnosis of Aspergillus infection. Serial magnetic resonance angiography showed the progressing stenosis of the major cerebral artery by angioinvasive aspergillosis with the spread of the cerebral infarction. Our case suggests that serial magnetic resonance angiography might be useful for monitoring progression of aspergillus vasculopathy.

AB - Angioinvasive aspergillus can lead to acute infarction. A 74-year old man complained about mild weakness of the left limbs; based on diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging, he was diagnosed with acute infarction in the right caudate and anterior limb of the internal capsule. After admission, he had a fever with disturbance of consciousness. Elevated serum β-D-glucan, elevated galactomannan antigen titers in cerebrospinal fluid and histopathological analysis on a biopsy specimen of the right sphenoid sinus enabled a diagnosis of Aspergillus infection. Serial magnetic resonance angiography showed the progressing stenosis of the major cerebral artery by angioinvasive aspergillosis with the spread of the cerebral infarction. Our case suggests that serial magnetic resonance angiography might be useful for monitoring progression of aspergillus vasculopathy.

KW - Angioinvasive

KW - Aspergillosis

KW - Magnetic resonance angiography

KW - Meningoencephalitis

KW - Vasculopathy

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108088121&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85108088121&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1111/ncn3.12040

DO - 10.1111/ncn3.12040

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85108088121

SN - 2049-4173

VL - 4

SP - 73

EP - 75

JO - Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience

JF - Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience

IS - 2

ER -

Serial magnetic resonance angiography in a patient with angioinvasive aspergillosis

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this