Mycotic aneurysm

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  • usually bacterial, not fungal, in origin, as we would have guessed from the name

  • occur in patients with endocarditis and sepsis

  • usually occur at an arterial bifurcation after a bacterial embolus has lodged

  • Salmonella is commonly isolated from the lesion

Category: Medical Subject Notes , Pathology Notes

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