Helicobacter cinaedi-associated Carotid Arteritis

Shinichiro Nakao1, Hideharu Hagiya, Keigo Kimura

  • 1Department of General Internal Medicine, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.chin9501@gmail.com.

Acta Medica Okayama
|April 21, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Helicobacter cinaedi infection was diagnosed in a patient with carotid atherosclerosis, leading to carotid arteritis and a transient ischemic attack. Antibiotic treatment was effective in resolving the infection and associated symptoms.