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The intracranial mycotic aneurysms are a rare complication in patients with infective endocarditis, and the management of the aneurysm is controversial. We presented a case of a 50-year-old woman who had infective endocarditis, complicated by an intracranial mycotic aneurysm of distal branch of the right anterior cerebral artery. Endovascular treatment using cyanoacrylate led to a successful result.
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Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Aneurysm , Aneurysm, Infected , Anterior Cerebral Artery , Cyanoacrylates , Embolization, Therapeutic , Endocarditis , Intracranial AneurysmABSTRACT
Although pulmonary artery aneurysms are a rare vascular anomaly, they are seen in a wide variety of conditions, such as congenital heart disease, infection, trauma, pulmonary hypertension, cystic medial necrosis and generalized vasculitis. To our knowledge, mycotic aneurysms caused by pulmonary actinomycosis have not been reported in the radiologic literature. Herein, a case of pulmonary actinomycosis complicated by mycotic aneurysm is presented. On CT scans, this case showed focal aneurysmal dilatation of a peripheral pulmonary artery within necrotizing pneumonia of the right lower lobe, which was successfully treated with transcatheter embolization using wire coils.
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Aged , Humans , Male , Actinomycosis/complications , Aneurysm, Infected/etiology , Embolization, Therapeutic , Pneumonia, Bacterial/complications , Pulmonary Artery , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta is a rare disease. Despite intensive antibiotic therapy, rupture leads to a high mortality rate, so early diagnosis and treatment is very important. Rupture is the most common complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm, while renal artery stenosis is very rare. We report the radiologic findings of mycotic aneurysm of the suprarenal abdominal aorta leading to right renal artery stenosis induced by mass effect and renovascular hypertension.
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Aneurysm, Infected , Aorta, Abdominal , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal , Constriction, Pathologic , Early Diagnosis , Hypertension, Renovascular , Mortality , Rare Diseases , Renal Artery Obstruction , RuptureABSTRACT
Mycotic aneurysms most commonly occur in femoral arteries or the abdominal aorta. Mycotic aneurysm arising from the left subclavian artery is very rare. The morbidity and mortality of ruptured mycotic aneurysms, regardless of their location, remain high despite the current practice of administering an intensive antibiotic regimen. We encountered a case of mycotic aneurysm presenting as mediastinal abscess and arising from in the left subclavian artery. Therefore, we report this case with radiologic findings to remind readers of the possibility of this unusual location of mycotic aneurysm.
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Abscess , Aneurysm, Infected , Aorta, Abdominal , Femoral Artery , Mortality , Subclavian ArteryABSTRACT
Aneurysms of the pulmonary artery are rare, with mycotic aneurysms occurring most frequently. This latter type may also occur in association with a lung abscess or septicemia, particularly in drug addicts. As far as we are aware, the radiologic findings of mycotic aneurysm of the pulmonary artery have not been reported in Korea. We present the simple chest radiographs, as well as the CT and angiographic findings ,of a case of aneurysm of the pulmonary artery which was successfully embolized using a coil.
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Humans , Aneurysm , Aneurysm, Infected , Drug Users , Korea , Lung Abscess , Pulmonary Artery , Radiography, Thoracic , SepsisABSTRACT
Aneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery is rare, accounting for about 8% of visceral arterial aneurysms ;60% of all such the aneurysms of the superior mesenteric artery. We report a case of mycotic aneurysm of thesuperior mesenteric artery whcih on US, CT and angiography, showed typical findings.