Intracranial mycotic aneurysm in a patient with endocarditis caused by Cardiobacterium hominis.
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.
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College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington 05401.
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D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006092:Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed