title: Mycotic brain aneurysm and cerebral hemorrhagic stroke: a pediatric case report.
abstract: Endocarditis due to Abiotrophia spp. is rare and often associated with negative blood cultures, infection relapse, and high rates of treatment failure and mortality (Lainscak et al., J Heart Valve Dis 14(1):33-36, 2005). The authors describe a case of an adolescent with cerebral hemorrhagic stroke due to mycotic brain aneurysm rupture.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, São João Hospital, Porto, Portugal. filipa.flordelima@gmail.com
authors.forename: Filipa
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Flor-de-Lima
authors.forename: Lurdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lisboa
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarmento
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mota
mesh_terms: D058835:Abiotrophia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000293:Adolescent; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*