A case of presumed fibromuscular dysplasia involving the left common carotid artery with formation of fusiform aneurysm of the whole length of the common carotid artery, and a distal web-like lesion, is described in a 25 year old female patient. The angiographic appearance of the lesion is uncommon, as is the involvement of the common carotid artery. The literature is reviewed.
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