MYCOTIC-ANEURYSM OF THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY PRESENTED WITH HEMOPTYSIS IN AN IMMUNOSUPPRESSED MAN - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE

We report the case of a 32-year-old man with a mycotic aneurysm of the left subclavian artery. This patient had immunosuppression caused by chemotherapy administered for treatment of leukemia. This aneurysm was revealed by two episodes of hemoptysis caused by a lung parenchyma fi stulization. The patient was treated successfully by simple ligation a nd exclusion via a thoracotomy with partial lung resection. Histologic examination confirmed the presence of aspergilloma filaments in the f alse aneurysm. We suspect that aspergilloma could have been the cause of the mycotic aneurysm in this particular case. The literature on sub clavian artery mycotic aneurysms is reviewed.