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© 1985 British Society for Rheumatology

case-report

FEMORAL MYCOTIC ANEURYSM PRESENTING AS ARTHRITIS AND PURPURA

CHARLOTTE FELDMAN1, P. MASON1, R. RUSSELL JONES2 and C. KELLEY3

1Department of Rheumatology, Ealing Hospital Southall, Middlesex UB1 3HW
2Departments of Dermalology, Ealing Hospital Southall, Middlesex UB1 3HW
3Department of Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital London W12 OHS, UK

Correspondence to: Address correspondence to Dr. Charlotte Feldman.

A case is described with recurrent arthritis and skin rash confined to the right lower limb and exacerbated on each occasion by exercise. Investigation established this to be due to a mycotic aneurysm of the right common femoral artery. Treatment with excision and grafting and antibiotics resulted in full recovery. Mycotic aneurysm and the unusual presenting features in this case are discussed.

KEY WORDS: Mycotic aneurysm, Arthritis, Purpura


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