title: True fungal mycotic aneurysm of the basilar artery: a clinical and surgical dilemma.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysms of the intracranial circulation of true fungal etiology are extremely rare and are associated with a very high mortality. We report a case of a fatal aneurysm of the basilar artery secondary to Scedosporium apiospermum infection. The medical and surgical treatments are presented to demonstrate the difficulties associated with these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va., USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Myseros
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bullock
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011541:Pseudallescheria