Multiple intracranial aneurysms due to Coccidioides immitis infection. Case report
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Journal of Neurosurgery
|March 1, 1987
Abstract:
True mycotic (fungal) aneurysms are distinctly uncommon. The case of a young woman with multiple intracranial aneurysms of Coccidioides immitis origin is presented. Coccidioides immitis organisms are not uncommon central nervous system pathogens and usually cause basilar meningitis and hydrocephalus. There are no previous reports of a coccidioidal mycotic aneurysm. The management of intracranial coccidioidomycosis and fungal aneurysms is reviewed.
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This study presents a rare case of multiple brain aneurysms caused by Coccidioides immitis fungal infection. It highlights the unusual presentation of this fungal pathogen in the central nervous system.
Area of Science:
- Mycology
- Neurology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- True mycotic (fungal) aneurysms are rare vascular conditions.
- Coccidioides immitis is a known central nervous system pathogen, typically causing meningitis and hydrocephalus.
- Fungal involvement in intracranial aneurysms is exceptionally uncommon.