MYCOTIC AORTIC-ANEURYSM PRESENTING AS MULTIPLE CEREBRAL ABSCESSES

A 68-year-old male presented with multiple cerebral abscesses. Possibl e intrathoracic embolic sources were not detected by echocardiography and chest radiography and the main lesion was surgically excised. Foll owing deterioration of the neurological status, computerized tomograph y performed 2 weeks later revealed a mycotic aneurysm of the ascending aorta, probably related to a previous cardiac operation. This is the first case in the literature of aortic infection presenting as multipl e brain abscesses.