Aneurisma micotico de origem extra-vascular

Abstract

The case of a female patient presenting a complete unilateral ophthalmoplegia secundaru to a septic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery is reported. The possible existence of an extravascular infectious etiology in vies of the presence of trombophelebitis of the cavernous sinus is discussed. Pertinent reports from the literature are reviewed and the rarity of the phenomenn is commented. The indication for internal carotid artery ligation as a form of treatment deserves further observations.