title: Septic emboli resulting in an acutely ischaemic lower limb: a case report.
abstract: Sources of arterial embolism range from the common, such as cardiac pathology, to less common causes. We present a case of an acutely ischaemic lower limb due to septic emboli from Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, UK. muneer_ahmed@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000382:microbiology*