Endovascular Treatment of a Giant Dissecting Aneurysm in an Infant

Introduction The incidence of intracranial aneurysms in the pediatric population is low, and endovascular treatment is becoming a safe and minimally invasive treatment option. In the present study, the occurrence of special features of cerebral aneurysm in children, in comparison to adults, is also described. Case Report A 3-month-old female infant presented with progressive proptosis and divergent strabismus at the right eye, in addition to inconsolable crying. Cerebral resonance, angiotomography and angiography exams demonstrated angiodysplasia in the right internal carotid artery with two large paraclinoid dissecting aneurysms with wide neck. The right internal carotid artery was occluded with coils by endovascular approach, without detriment to the perfusion of the ipsilateral hemisphere and without neurological deficits. The patient achieved good recovery, and a late control angiotomography confirmed the exclusion of the aneurysms. Conclusion Parent artery sacrifice via endovascular approach is an effective therapeutic option, but a long-termfollow-up is necessary to avoid recurrence and bleeding.

Conidiobolomicose em ovinos: reavaliação de três casos previamente diagnosticados como tumor etimoidal enzoótico / Conidiobolomycosis in sheep: reevaluation of three cases previously diagnosed as enzootic ethmoid tumor

Conidiobolomycosis is an infection caused by fungi of the genus Conidiobolus spp. that is associated with a granulomatous rhinitis in humans and animals. In sheep, the disease is clinically characterized by respiratory changes, exophthalmia, craniofacial asymmetry, and fever. Microscopically, there are multifocal granulomas containing intralesional hyphae. For a long time, this disease was diagnosed as Enzootic Ethmoid Tumor. This report described three cases of conidiobolomycosis that had been previously diagnosed as Enzootic Ethmoid Tumor. Samples of nasal cavity, lung, parotid gland, and lymph node from three sheep submitted to histopathological examination in 1979 were retrieved in 2010 for a new histological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical evaluations. Paraffin-embedded tissue sections were stained with Hematoxylin-Eosin, Grocott's Metanamine Silver, and Periodic Acid Schiff. Immunohistochemistry was performed on paraffin embedded tissues using anti-cytokeratin primary antibody. Based on histopathology, histochemistry, and immunohistochemistry, the diagnosis of conidiobolomycosis was confirmed in three sheep, which had been previously diagnosed as Enzootic Ethmoid Tumor in 1979.

Granulomatose de Wegener localizada com manifestação ocular: relato de caso / Localized Wegener's granulomatosis with ocular manifestation: a case report

Exoftalmia unilateral foi o principal elemento na suspeita diagnóstica de granulomatose de Wegener em paciente de 63 anos. O diagnóstico foi estabelecido com base nos dados clínicos e histopatológicos

Oeil et medecine tradipraticienne: a propos d'un cas de traitement intempestif

La medecine traditionnelle a survecu a l'epreuve du developpement de la medecine moderne dans nos pays et gagne meme de plus en plus de terrain. Malheureusement cette medecine mal dosee et surtout mal maitrisee peut provoquer des complications graves. Nous rapportons ici un cas qui illustre bien la gravite de la situation. Il s'agit du cas d'une exophtalmie maligne apparue chez un homme de 42 ans souffrant de maladie de Basedow. Il a ete traite par application des produits traditionnels. Les consequences sont effroyables

Oclusäo intraluminar de fístula carótido cavernosa com baläo de prolo: relato de um caso / Intraluminal occlusion of carotid cavernous fistula with balloon catheter: report of a case

É apresentado um caso de fístula carótido-cavernosa traumática, cujo traumatismo crânio-encefálico ocorreu há cinco anos. Apresentou alternância de exoftalmo. Após exames comprovou-se presença de fístula à esquerda com exoftalmo à direita. Colocado catéter baläo de Prolo com controle radioscópio, seguido do desaparecimento da fístula e regressäo do quadro oftálmico

Disseminated nocardiosis after pulmonary collapse: a case report.

A 24-year-old Thai woman receiving corticosteroid treatment for systemic lupus erythematosus, developed pulmonary nocardiosis after pulmonary collapse. The correct diagnosis was reached when dissemination had occurred which was characterized by two subcutaneous abscesses and acute uveitis of the right eye. Gram stain of sputum and pus revealed delicate, branching, Gram-positive filamentous mycelia which were identified as Nocardia asteroides on culture. Subcutaneous abscesses and exophthalmos disappeared after one week of therapy and she made an uneventful recovery.