Acute facial necrosis due to an extensive carotid thrombosis

The face is richly vascularized by arteries which develop multiple anastomoses between their terminal branches, and most these arteries originate from the external carotid artery.1 Facial necrosis due to an extensive carotid thrombosis was never described in the literature. We observed the case of a 62 years old man who presented an extensive facial necrosis due to carotid thrombosis. Angio-CT confirmed the diagnosis and the patient died following a massive stroke with cerebral engagement. His only risk factor was a massive tobacco addiction (40 pack-years).
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research