Mycotic axillary artery aneurysm.
Mycotic axillary aneurysms, not commonly encountered today, are generally the consequence of arterial trauma. A case of an axillary aneurysm secondary to a septic embolus from valvular vegetations in an intravenous drug abuser was studied. The case is reminiscent of those sporadically reported cases of the preanitibiotic era.
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Department of Surgery, the Toronto Hospital Vascular Center, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*