TY - JOUR T1 - Mycotic aneurysm of left subclavian artery. JF - British Heart Journal JO - Heart SP - 455 LP - 456 DO - 10.1136/hrt.69.5.455 VL - 69 IS - 5 AU - S K Vyas AU - N W Law AU - C A Loehry Y1 - 1993/05/01 UR - http://heart.bmj.com/content/69/5/455.abstract N2 - Bacterial endarteritis is rare and usually affects the abdominal aorta. A case of bacterial left subclavian arteritis complicated by mycotic aneurysm is presented. An early diagnosis of infective arteritis was made based on a history of fever, sweats, rigors, and a progressive macular rash, polyarthralgia splinter haemorrhage (limited to the left arm), and a loud left subclavian bruit on admission. A mycotic aneurysm was diagnosed by computed tomography and treated surgically. In cases of endarteritis the possibility of a mycotic aneurysm should be borne in mind even when there is no evidence of endocarditis. ER -