Occult Aortic Arch Mycotic Aneurysm Diagnosed by Radiogallium Scintigraphy

Aortic arch mycotic aneurysm, an uncommon cause of sepsis, carries a grave prognosis. Clinical presentations as well as laboratory and radiologic examinations may be noncontributory and often misleading. In a patient with a fever of unknown origin, only the radiogallium study could enable an accurat...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1992-10, Vol.17 (10), p.797-799
Main Authors: ZWAS, S TZILA, LORBERBOYM, MORDECHAI, SHECHTER, MICHAEL
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aneurysm, Infected - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnostic imaging
Citrates
Citric Acid
Gallium Radioisotopes
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
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Summary:Aortic arch mycotic aneurysm, an uncommon cause of sepsis, carries a grave prognosis. Clinical presentations as well as laboratory and radiologic examinations may be noncontributory and often misleading. In a patient with a fever of unknown origin, only the radiogallium study could enable an accurate diagnosis and pinpoint the anatomic localization of the mycotic aneurysm as the cause of fever.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199210000-00007