Aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery

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Aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery. St Bartholomew's Hospital Archives & Museum. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Watercolour drawing of an aneurysm of the profunda femoris artery, which burst into the muscles of the thigh, causing death in a few hours. It appeared to have been caused by an embolism, as the patient, a man aged 26 years, had disease (vegetative) of the aortic valves.

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