Mycotic aneurysm of the distal thoracic aorta after botulinum toxin injection for esophageal dysmotility
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.04.005
Abstract: Endoscopic injection of botulinum toxin is a common method to treat esophageal dysmotility and achalasia. Patients undergoing this procedure who subsequently present with abdominal or back pain and constitutional symptoms should be evaluated for possible… read more here.
Keywords: thoracic aorta; mycotic aneurysm; toxin injection; esophageal dysmotility ... See more keywords
Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm and Cerebral Vasospasm in the Setting of Endocarditis and Heart Failure Requiring Cardiothoracic Surgery: Case Report and Literature Review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.01.076
Abstract: BACKGROUND Ruptured mycotic aneurysm in the setting of cardiac failure and cerebral vasospasm presents unique management challenges. CASE DESCRIPTION A patient with a ruptured mycotic aneurysm with subarachnoid hemorrhage, cerebral vasospasm, and endocarditis with heart… read more here.
Keywords: vasospasm; cerebral vasospasm; mycotic aneurysm; ruptured mycotic ... See more keywords
Haemobilia due to hepatic artery mycotic aneurysm
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.13317
Abstract: A 53-year-old woman with a past medical history of Streptococcus viridans prosthetic valve endocarditis presented with a 12-h history of haematochezia. On arrival she was haemodynamically stable but clinically jaundiced. Abdominal examination revealed right upper… read more here.
Keywords: aneurysm; mycotic aneurysm; due hepatic; hepatic artery ... See more keywords
Disseminated intestinal basidiobolomycosis with mycotic aneurysm mimicking obstructing colon cancer
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225054
Abstract: Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection that may affect the gastrointestinal tract. It is caused by Basidiobolus ranarum and less than 80 cases have been reported in the literature. The incidence seems to be higher… read more here.
Keywords: basidiobolomycosis mycotic; aneurysm; mycotic aneurysm; intestinal basidiobolomycosis ... See more keywords
Resection of a large mycotic aneurysm of the left anterior descending coronary artery
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232894
Abstract: A 50-year-old Indigenous woman, on home haemodialysis, was found to have a large mycotic aneurysm of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery at the site of a previous drug-eluting stent. Blood cultures grew methicillin-sensitive… read more here.
Keywords: artery; mycotic aneurysm; coronary artery; left anterior ... See more keywords
Mycotic aneurysm.
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DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2021-003260
Abstract: Angioinvasive fungal infections of the cerebral vasculature often lead to significant morbidity and mortality. High clinical suspicion and early antifungal therapy could improve outcomes. We describe the fatal case of a patient with a rapidly… read more here.
Keywords: aneurysm; neurology; mycotic aneurysm;
Complicated infective endocarditis: a case series
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DOI: 10.1186/s13256-017-1274-7
Abstract: BackgroundInfective endocarditis is associated with not only cardiac complications but also neurologic, renal, musculoskeletal, and systemic complications related to the infection, such as embolization, metastatic infection, and mycotic aneurysm.Case presentationWe report three cases (the first… read more here.
Keywords: mycotic aneurysm; infective endocarditis; infection; case ... See more keywords
Infected “Mycotic” Aneurysm of the Common Carotid Artery—A Differential Diagnosis to Tumor of the Neck
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DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2018.00075
Abstract: Introduction: Infected “mycotic” Aneurysm (IA) of the extracranial carotid artery is a rare condition that can be fatal if mistaken for other pathology. An 83-year-old man presented with a mass on the neck initially suspected… read more here.
Keywords: mycotic aneurysm; infected mycotic; carotid artery; neck ... See more keywords
Management of a Mycotic Aneurysm in a Patient with COVID-19: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.3390/medicina57060620
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to share our experience in managing a patient with Klebsiella pneumoniae mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm who was also infected with COVID-19. A 69-year-old male was transferred to our hospital… read more here.
Keywords: aneurysm; mycotic aneurysm; aortic aneurysm; management ... See more keywords
Native valve endocarditis caused by Kocuria rosea complicated by peripheral mycotic aneurysm in an elderly host
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_441_16
Abstract: Infective endocarditis still remains a dreaded illness among treating physicians because of the disease course, its need for meticulous antibiotic management, complications, and overall morbidity. Peripheral mycotic aneurysms are a rarely reported complication of infective… read more here.
Keywords: mycotic aneurysm; valve endocarditis; peripheral mycotic; endocarditis ... See more keywords