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Mycotic pseudoaneurysm of common carotid artery mimicking parapharyngeal abscess

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H. Constantinides ,
C. Passant  and
A. N. Waddell
H. Constantinides
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK
C. Passant
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK
A. N. Waddell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. Michael’s Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Abstract

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In this case a secondarily infected pseudoaneurysm of the common carotid artery presented with clinical features suggestive of a parapharyngeal abscess. The causative organism was identified as community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. To the authors’ knowledge this condition not previously been reported.

Keywords

Carotid ArteryCommonAneurysmStaphylococcusMethicillin Resistance
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 10 , October 2000 , pp. 796 - 797
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000