The term mycotic aneurysm is used for all aneurysms that develop as a result of a bacterial or fungal1 infection, for example in the setting of endocarditis 2. Consequently, mycotic aneurysms can also occur in patients with intravenous drug abuse, for example3. As with normal aneurysms, mycotic aneurysms can also rupture, resulting in subarachnoid hemorrhage.
References
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Kin, Hajime, et al. "Management of infectious endocarditis with mycotic aneurysm evaluated by brain magnetic resonance imaging." European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 44.5 (2013): 924-930. ↩ ↩
Amine, A. R. "Neurosurgical complications of heroin addiction: brain abscess and mycotic aneurysm." Surgical neurology 7.6 (1977): 385-386. ↩ ↩