‘Quality and Safety in Medicine’ Series: Atypical mycobacteria in a superficial femoral artery occlusion

A rare cause of superficial femoral artery occlusion is discovered in a patient who undergoes surgery for worsening claudication. The patient is young and an occasional smoker. The authors go on to research the pathophysiology of the lesion and suggest how it might have been formed.

Seema Biswas
Editor-in-Chief

Atypical mycobacteria in a superficial femoral artery occlusion