MYCOTIC-ANEURYSM OF THE POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY AND PSEUDOPHLEBITIS -ROLE OF COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY

Authors
MENANTEAU B GAUSSERAND F LADAMMARCUS V JAUSSAUD R EHRHARD P MARCUS C
Citation
B. Menanteau et al., MYCOTIC-ANEURYSM OF THE POSTERIOR TIBIAL ARTERY AND PSEUDOPHLEBITIS -ROLE OF COLOR DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY, Journal de radiologie, 76(4), 1995, pp. 205-208
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Journal de radiologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
02210363
Volume
76
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
205 - 208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0221-0363(1995)76:4<205:MOTPTA>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A case of a 78-year-old male patient presenting with endocarditis caus ed by Streptococcus bovis and pseudophlebitis of the left lower limb i s described. Color Doppler sonography ruled out thrombophlebitis and s howed a large pulsatile mass of the posterior compartment of the leg d ue to a mycotic aneurysm of the posterior tibial artery. This aneurysm was confirmed by angiography and treated by surgery. The important ro le of color Doppler sonography for the diagnosis of this particular ca se is emphasized.