Brucella-related multiple cerebral aneurysms: Report of a case and review of the literature.
BACKGROUND
Mycotic cerebral aneurysms are uncommon. We intend to report the first case of multiple mycotic cerebral aneurysms due to Brucella infection that were treated surgically.


METHODS
A 34-year-old man with neurobrucellosis presented with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Three mycotic aneurysms were detected in the vicinity of middle cerebral artery (MCA). Medical treatment failed to treat them and aneurysms had to be managed surgically.


CONCLUSIONS
Brucella-related cerebral mycotic aneurysm has rarely been reported. This is the first report of three mycotic aneurysms occurring in a young man with neurobrucellosis treated surgically.
Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Rouzbeh Shams
RS
Amiri
Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Hamed
H
Hanif
Department of Pathology, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Ali
A
Ahmadi
Department of Neurosurgery, Sina Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas
A
Amirjamshidi
Brucella; endovascular treatment; meningitis; mycotic aneurysm