Intracranial mycotic aneurysm in a patient with endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis

B H Lin; P T Vieco

Intracranial mycotic aneurysm in a patient with endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis

Can Assoc Radiol J. 1995 Feb;46(1):40-2.

Authors

B H Lin¹, P T Vieco

Affiliation

¹ College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05401.

PMID: 7834485

Abstract

An intracranial mycotic aneurysm developed in a 35-year-old woman with endocarditis, caused by Cardiobacterium hominis, around a prosthetic valve. This type of aneurysm is a rare, life-threatening entity, and C. hominis is extremely uncommon as the causative agent. The pathogenesis and monitoring of intracranial mycotic aneurysm are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging*
Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
Cerebral Angiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Female
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnostic imaging*
Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods*
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
Intracranial Aneurysm / microbiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed