Mycotic aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery are uncommon and always warrant surgical treatment to prevent eventual rupture and death. Septic embolization to the brain is an even rarer ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in individuals over the age of 50 years. We report a case of CNV secondary to septic emboli from ...

The purpose of this study was to present 11 patients operated on owing to rare forms of peripheral arterial embolism at the Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases of the Serbian Clinical Center over a ...

IN recent years interest in pulmonary embolization has centered largely about preventive measures, with emphasis on leg-vein ligation and anticoagulant therapy. 1,2 The principal cause for concern has ...

The report was released Wednesday which indicated the cause of her July 2021 death was septic emboli in the brain. A British pilot trainee has died after a mosquito bite on her forehead eventually led ...

Systemic air emboli, both arterial and venous, are an uncommon complication of lung biopsy guided by computed tomography (CT). Direct communication between the vasculature and air source with a ...

A previously healthy 35-year-old man was brought to the emergency department by his family because they were concerned that he was confused. He had experienced five days of flu-like symptoms with ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: During my recent visit with my optometrist, a retinal embolus (a Hollenhorst plaque) was discovered in my right eye. It was stated that this embolus could possibly dislodge, travel to ...

Sepsis and septic shock appear to be more common than heart attacks or pulmonary blood clots among patients having general surgery, and the death rate for patients with septic shock is approximately ...