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Query: UMLS:C0085437 (
bacterial meningitis
)
4,038
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Infections of the major vessels can result in the formation of mycotic aneurysms, which can ultimately rupture and can be associated with a high mortality rate. Mycotic aneurysms can pose a diagnostic dilemma for the clinicians and successful treatment of this condition often requires a very high index of suspicion. We report an unusual case of a 65-year-old black female who initially presented with
bacterial meningitis
due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and 1 week later died from a ruptured undetected
mycotic aneurysm
. A similar case, in which a
mycotic aneurysm
initially presented with
bacterial meningitis
, could not be found in the literature.
...
PMID:Ruptured mycotic aneurysm presenting initially with bacterial meningitis. 1827 35
