DISCRETE, non-mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with aortic stenosis is a rare entity. Only 11'-cases have been reported in the literature, 10 associated with valvtular lesions and one with subvalvular stenosis (table 1). That this association is not mere]y a coincidence has been demonstrated in several recent papers,-i and the pathogenesis of these aneurysms has been investigated.10-15 It is ...

A young girl was admitted for fever, headache, paresthesia of the hands, involuntary blinking of the left eye and aphasia. Imaging revealed mycotic cerebral aneurysms and finally infective endocarditis was diagnosed and successfully treated with daptomycin. She had a history of mitral prolapse and she had undergone dental procedures some months before without any antibiotic prophylaxis, accordi...

INTRODUCTION Mycotic aneurysms are associated with high mortality rates and are managed in the local setting with extra-anatomical bypass followed by ligation, exclusion and debridement of the aneurysm. This is the first case of successful endovascular stenting in an immunocompromised patient with Salmonella mycotic aneurysm. CLINICAL PICTURE A middle-aged man who was HIV positive had Salmone...

DISCRETE, non-mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with aortic stenosis is a rare entity. Only 11'-cases have been reported in the literature, 10 associated with valvtular lesions and one with subvalvular stenosis (table 1). That this association is not mere]y a coincidence has been demonstrated in several recent papers,-i and the pathogenesis of these aneurysms has been investigated.10-15 It is ...

Pseudoaneurysms occur due to malformations in arterial wall uniformity, leading to blood collection between the outer arterial layers and resultant outpouching of the vessel. Unlike true aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms do not involve all layers of the blood vessel. Mycotic pseudoaneurysms can occur after associated vessel adventitia infection, leading to transmural dissection. Here we present a case...

An 83-year-old febrile woman presented with leg pain. Her lateral right thigh was swollen, but no neurological or ischemic findings were noted. A computed tomography scan showed an abnormal right internal iliac artery leading directly into the posterior aspect of the thigh, which was determined to be a persistent sciatic artery (PSA) (Picture). The PSA was thrombosed, dilated, and surrounded by...