Fatal middle cerebral artery aneurysm from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

• Main Authors: Shan Lin, Yan Wang, Wei Guan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
• Series: Clinical Case Reports
• Subjects: antituberculosis; artery aneurysm; Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection; surgical intervention
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2006
• ISSN: 2050-0904

Key Clinical Message Aneurysms caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are a rare disease. For such patients, cerebral artery aneurysm is a rare but evenly fatal lesion that is not diagnosed in time; combined antituberculosis treatment and surgical intervention provide the best chance of cure.