title: Mycotic aneurysm of the palmar arch after endocarditis.
abstract: Mycotic pseudoaneurysms of upper extremities are an infrequent complication of endocarditis. We describe a case of mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial palmar arch in a patient who had acute bacterial endocarditis. We discuss operative and pathologic findings and briefly review the literature on the subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Broux
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hudon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis