Embolotherapy of a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery in chronic granulomatous disease

We report a case demonstrating an unusual and previously unpublished complication of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), that is massive hemorrhage from a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the left internal mammary due to invasive Aspergillus fumigatus of the anterior chest wall. This brief report further...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 1985, Vol.8 (1), p.43-45
Hauptverfasser:	Sanchez, F W, Freeland, P N, Bailey, G T, Vujic, I
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Aneurysm, Infected - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm, Infected - etiology Aneurysm, Infected - therapy Angiography Aspergillosis - complications Aspergillus fumigatus Embolization, Therapeutic Granulomatous Disease, Chronic - complications Hemorrhage - etiology Humans Male Mammary Arteries Thoracic Arteries Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case demonstrating an unusual and previously unpublished complication of chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), that is massive hemorrhage from a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the left internal mammary due to invasive Aspergillus fumigatus of the anterior chest wall. This brief report further illustrates the angiographic diagnosis and embolotherapeutic control of a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery.
ISSN:	0174-1551 1432-086X
DOI:	10.1007/bf02552640