%0 Journal Article %A Anna Messori %A Cecilia Lanza %A Maurizio De Nicola %A Francesco Menichelli %A Tiziana Capriotti %A Letterio Morabito %A Ugo Salvolini %T Mycotic Aneurysms as Lethal Complication of Brain Pseudallescheriasis in a Near-Drowned Child: A CT Demonstration %D 2002 %J American Journal of Neuroradiology %P 1697-1699 %V 23 %N 10 %X Summary: Intracranial true mycotic aneurysms are rare and generally lethal. We report a case of a near-drowned child with brain abscesses due to Pseudallescheria boydii, a saprophytic fungus, who died after subarachnoid hemorrhage occurred. CT showed contrast-enhancing lesions indicative of aneurysms of basilar and right posterior cerebral arteries that could not be appreciated 2 days before. P. boydii is often resistant to commonly used antimycotic drugs. Because CNS infection is frequently associated with near-drowning, early diagnosis and specific therapy are strongly recommended for these patients. %U https://www.ajnr.org/content/ajnr/23/10/1697.full.pdf