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Cervical internal carotid Artery pseudoaneurysm complicating malignant otitis externa: First case report
Author(s) -
Baker Andrew,
Rizk Habib,
Carroll William,
Lambert Paul
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.24877
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , complication , internal carotid artery , otitis , radiology , surgery , carotid arteries
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. Laryngoscope , 125:733–735, 2015