title: Cervical internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm complicating malignant otitis externa: first case report.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare complication of head and neck infections. To date, three cases of petrous ICA pseudoaneurysm have been described as a complication of otogenic infection, including only one secondary to malignant otitis externa. We present here the first case of cervical ICA pseudoaneurysm as a complication of malignant otitis externa, and stress the importance of timely diagnosis to avoid fatal outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rizk
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Internal carotid artery; malignant otitis externa; pseudoaneurysm