Common carotid artery dissection is rare. It is a recognized but uncommon complication when direct percutaneous carotid arteriography is performed.'s2 It can be seen as an extension of aortic d i s~e c t i o n ,~,~ and after t r a~m a .~We report a case of dissection of the common carotid artery after placement of an internal jugular vein catheter detected by dynamic image and color flow Doppler ultrasonography. To our knowledge, it is the first case documented by sonography of iatrogenic common carotid artery (CCA) dissection unrelated to aortic dissection.
CASE REPORTA 42-year-old HIV-positive black man was admitted to the hospital with a complaint of short-
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