A ruptured cerebral mycotic aneurysm caused by Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis

Ya-Sung Yang; Shih-Ta Shang; Jung-Chung Lin; Chun-Hsiang Chiu; Feng-Yee Chang

doi:10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181be6586

A ruptured cerebral mycotic aneurysm caused by Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis

Am J Med Sci. 2010 Feb;339(2):190-1. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181be6586.

Authors

Ya-Sung Yang¹, Shih-Ta Shang, Jung-Chung Lin, Chun-Hsiang Chiu, Feng-Yee Chang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 20051819
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181be6586

Abstract

We describe a case of ruptured cerebral mycotic aneurysm caused by Abiotrophia defectiva endocarditis in a previously healthy man. The patient underwent craniotomy with clipping of aneurysm and received antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks and survived.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aerococcaceae / isolation & purification*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / etiology*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / pathology
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / pathology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
Humans
Intracranial Aneurysm / etiology*
Intracranial Aneurysm / pathology
Intracranial Aneurysm / surgery
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents