PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Messori, Anna
AU  - Lanza, Cecilia
AU  - De Nicola, Maurizio
AU  - Menichelli, Francesco
AU  - Capriotti, Tiziana
AU  - Morabito, Letterio
AU  - Salvolini, Ugo
TI  - Mycotic Aneurysms as Lethal Complication of Brain Pseudallescheriasis in a Near-Drowned Child: A CT Demonstration
DP  - 2002 Nov 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 1697--1699
VI  - 23
IP  - 10
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/10/1697.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/23/10/1697.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.2002 Nov 01; 23
AB  - 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.