PRIMARY MYCOTIC ANEURYSMS
Authors: Samuel T. R. Revell
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Case Reports1 March 1945PRIMARY MYCOTIC ANEURYSMSSAMUEL T. R. REVELL JR., M.D.SAMUEL T. R. REVELL JR., M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-3-431 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe extreme rarity of case reports of primary mycotic aneurysms and their potential hazard as foci of subsequent infection prompted the author to review the literature, summarize the cases to date, and report one of his own. In addition, it is desired to call attention to the fact that primary mycotic aneurysms, if accessible to surgical approach, may be completely eradicated. Thus, from the standpoint of prognosis they are similar to traumatic aneurysms rather than the far more grave mycotic aneurysms secondary to bacterial endocarditis.The adjective "mycotic" appears to have been coined by Osler2to signify those aneurysms of...Bibliography1. 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