TITLE:
Mycotic Aneurysm: Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Arthur Castelo Rocha, Daniel Gurgel Fernandes Távora, Huylmer Lucena Chaves, Francisco Barbosa de Araújo Neto, Evisa Christal Oliveira de Paula Cruz, José Saturnino de Albuquerque Segundo, Natália Martins Bilia, Rodolfo Ebert de Oliveira Garcia
KEYWORDS:
Computed Tomography, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic, Aneurysm, Infected
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Imaging,
Vol.16 No.2,
April
23,
2026
ABSTRACT: Mycotic aneurysm is a type of aneurysm related to an inflammatory process in the vessel wall, however, it does not refer to a specific pathogenic cause, but rather to an acute inflammatory response to a pathogenic infection that induces neutrophilic infiltration in the vessel wall, leading to the activation of enzymes that favor the weakening of this wall and consequent aneurysm formation [1]. Clinically, it manifests with symptoms of systemic infection or symptoms localized to the site of the affected artery. Most patients present with fever and sepsis. In the case of mycotic aortic aneurysm, the usual manifestation is chest and interscapular pain [2]. Due to its often-nonspecific clinical presentation, its diagnosis becomes challenging. Therefore, knowledge of the imaging patterns of this pathology is of paramount importance so that the diagnosis can be made and the correct treatment can be carried out as quickly as possible, thus improving the patient’s prognosis.