A Case of Infective Endocarditis with Mycotic Aneurysms.
- Author:
Soo Chul CHOI
1
;
Sang Pil CHANG
;
Hyun Ju PARK
;
Koo Yeop KIM
;
Heung Sun KANG
;
Hwan Jo SEO
;
Woo Suk CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung-Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infective endocarditis;
Mycotic Aneurysms;
Embolism
- MeSH:
Aneurysm;
Aneurysm, Infected*;
Arteritis;
Cerebral Hemorrhage;
Embolism;
Endocarditis*;
Endocarditis, Bacterial;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Mortality
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1997;53(6):836-841
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cerebral mycotic aneurysms have been noted in 2-10% of cases of bacterial endocarditis and account for 2.5-6.2% of all intracerebral aneurysms. Mycotic aneurysms were reported to occur more frequently in the course of acute endocarditis rather than late in the course of subacute disease. Symptomatic mycotic aneurysms are now uncommon. Early or late hemorrhage correlates better with the presence of pyogenic arteritis and uncontrolled S, aureus infection. Early cerebral hemorrhage is usually associated with S. aureus arteritis, is not amenable to surgery, and carries a high mortality. Control of the infection dramatically decreases the risk of embolism in infective endocarditis patients. Recurrent emboli are not common after adequate antimicrobial treatment of the underlying infection. Recently, we experienced a case of infective endocarditis in which angiographically demonstrated mycotic aneurysm had been resolved with adequate antibiotic therapy.
