title: Mycotic pseudoaneurysm of a superficial femoral artery stent.
abstract: Mycotic pseudoaneurysms are relatively infrequent entities, and the best means of management of them remain to be elucidated due to their small number and medical complexities surrounding them. We present here an interesting case of a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the superficial femoral artery along with our management of the case and a brief review of the available literature. The particular presentation of this patient will hopefully reinforce the use of prolonged antibiotic therapy for mycotic disease and judicious reexamination of patients whose clinical picture does not immediately fit the framework of our most common diagnoses.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA. mwooster@health.usf.edu
authors.forename: Mathew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wooster
authors.forename: Murray L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Shames
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020878:Device Removal; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: mycotic; pseudoaneurysm; superficial femoral artery