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Occult carotid pseudoaneurysm following streptococcal throat infection
Author(s) -
Mordekar SR,
Bradley PJ,
Whitehouse WP,
Goddard AJP
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00759.x
Subject(s) - medicine , odynophagia , pseudoaneurysm , surgery , trismus , complication , occult , throat , radiology , peritonsillar abscess , abscess , aneurysm , dysphagia , sore throat , retropharyngeal space , internal carotid artery , swallowing , computed tomography , alternative medicine , pathology
Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (PAICA) is a rare complication of neck space infection. An 8‐year‐old girl presented with odynophagia (painful swallowing), trismus and left peritonsillar swelling. Abscess was suspected, but aspiration was dry. The PAICA was diagnosed on computed tomography. The aneurysm and involved left internal carotid artery were occluded endovascularly. She has made an uneventful recovery.