title: Cervical mycotic aneurysm in a patient with alcoholic cirrhosis.
abstract: We report a case of 65-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus, in whom a cervical mycotic aneurysm suddenly developed after sepsis with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. Severe infection associated with alcoholic cirrhosis may cause a typical mycotic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Mie University School Medicine.
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiraki
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuke
authors.forename: Norihiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takei
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects