title: Infective endocarditis complicated by rupture of intracranial mycotic aneurysm during pregnancy.
abstract: We report a case of a pregnant woman who developed infective endocarditis further complicated by an intracranial mycotic aneurysm. She presented with massive intracranial haemorrhage in the third trimester of pregnancy. The disease process of infective endocarditis and peri-operative management of ruptured intracranial mycotic aneurysm during pregnancy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Hope Hospital, Salford, UK. mptrivedi85@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rutherford
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000382:microbiology*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification*