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Mycotic Aneurysm of the Carotid Artery Following Streptococcal Angina

  • R.W. Simon

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. R.W. Simon, MD, Angiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Rämistr.100, CH-8091, Zürich, Switzerland.
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  • B.R. Amann-Vesti

,Accepted 25 July 2006.

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PII: S1533-3167(06)00070-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.07.004

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