MYCOTIC EMBOLIC ANEURYSMS OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIES

Mycotic aneurysms of coronary arteries.

Bacterial endocarditis may give rise to mycotic arterial aneurysms in any part of the body, but particularly in the thoracic aorta, intracranial vessels, superior mesenteric artery, and the large arteries to the extremities (Weintraub and Abrams, I968). Aneurysms occurring in the coronary arteries are commonly arteriosclerotic or congenital and are very rarely mycotic in origin (Daoud et al., I...

Mycotic aneurysms of the intrapulmonary arteries.

In the case presented, multiple aneurysms of the peripheral pulmonary arteries occurred in a child with secondary pulmonary hypertension complicated by bacterial endocarditis. Study of other reported cases suggests that pulmonary hypertension may be significantly associated with the development of mycotic aneurysms. As surgical resection of aneurysms has been at least temporarily successful, in...

Symptomatic Peripheral Mycotic Aneurysms Due to Infective Endocarditis

Peripheral mycotic aneurysms (PMAs) are a relatively rare but serious complication of infective endocarditis (IE). We conducted the current study to describe and compare the current epidemiologic, microbiologic, clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic characteristics of patients with symptomatic PMAs (SPMAs). A descriptive, comparative, retrospective observational study was performed ...

Mycotic thoracoabdominal aneurysms.

Meningitis complicated by mycotic aneurysms

Mycotic aneurysms complicated by vasospasm and strokes represent a rare manifestation of bacterial meningitis. We describe a healthy woman diagnosed with bacterial meningitis and mycotic aneurysms, who received both antibiotic and corticosteroid therapy. This approach fostered a significant radiologic improvement in her mycotic aneurysms as evidenced by serial angiographic examinations. During ...