Focal meningoencephalitis and mycotic aneurysms from suspected aneurysm coil seeding

Focal meningoencephalitis and mycotic aneurysms from suspected aneurysm coil seeding.

A68-year-old woman with a left internal carotid artery aneurysm coiled 3 months previously presented with hemoptysis, fever, aphasia, and right hemiparesis. Imaging demonstrated left hemispheric nodular meningoencephalitis (figure 1A) and mycotic aneurysms (figure 2). Serum white blood cell (WBC) count was 13,000/ L. CSF showed 11 WBCs (76% lymphocytes), 109 red blood cells, 67 mg/dL protein, a...

Mycotic thoracoabdominal aneurysms.

Surgery for mycotic aneurysm

Backgound Infected aneurysm (or mycotic aneurysm) is defined as an infectious disease of the wall of an artery with formation of a blind, saccular out-pouching that is contiguous with the arterial lumen. Symptoms are frequently absent or non-specific during the early stages. Once clinically presented, infected aneurysms are often at an advanced stage of development and associated with complicat...

Mycotic axillary artery aneurysm.

A mycotic aneurysm is defined as the limited dilatation of an artery, secondary to an infection of the vascular wall. Spreading of the infection can be intravascular (bacteraemia and septic embolisms especially in infectious endocarditis) or extravascular (contiguous infectious spots, such as abscesses). The relationship between mycotic aneurysms and infectious endocarditis was described for th...

Autoimmune-induced focal meningoencephalitis.

We present the case of a male aged 74 years suffering from long-term rheumatoid arthritis with no pharmacological treatment. He visited the emergency department due to sudden loss of strength in both right limbs. In the preceding few months he had experienced asthenia and weight loss due to hyporexia. Physical examination revealed significant joint deformities, mild right hemiparesis with hyper...