Kumar K, Bamezai S, Sharma SB, Zhou S, Spector M, Obi AT. Unusual presentation of distal ICA aneurysm in relation to dental abscess.
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 2022;
8:542-544. [PMID:
36081740 PMCID:
PMC9445861 DOI:
10.1016/j.jvscit.2022.07.003]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Mycotic extracranial carotid artery aneurysms are a rare vascular phenomenon with a number of implicated pathogens, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella. Presentation of a mycotic extracranial carotid artery aneurysm after dental abscess or procedure is similarly not frequently described in the literature. We present a unique case of a large, distal mycotic internal carotid artery aneurysm, which developed secondary to Haemophilus parainfluenzae infection and dental abscess.
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