Association of cerebral mycotic aneurysm and brain abscess.
The authors report a case of brain abscess which occurred as a possible complication of a mycotic aneurysm. Inadequate antibiotic treatment given at the time of a febrile illness in a patient with rheumatic heart disease seems to be the most likely cause of this unusual complication. The effects of inadequate antibiotic treatment on the pathogenesis are briefly discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed