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Kiran Kumar1, Sharika Bamezai1, Sriganesh B Sharma1
1Section of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
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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