Carotid mycotic aneurysm associated with persistent primitive hypoglossal artery. Case report and literature review

• Main Authors: Ho, Chi Long, Lam, Jeremy Jia Hong, McAdory, Louis Elliott
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Bacteremia; Mycotic Aneurysm
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90065; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49381
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Carotid mycotic aneurysm is extremely rare and even more unusual when it is associated with a persistent primitive hypoglossal artery. This artery is the second most common of the embryonic carotid-vertebrobasilar anastomoses. It originates from the cervical internal carotid artery and enters the cr...