Aortic Root Abscess Clearly Shown on 111In-Leukocyte Scan But Less Obvious on Transesophageal Echocardiogram.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2017
Abstract
A 79-year-old man with history of aortic stenosis, status post bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, episodes of bacteremia, and endocarditis presented to hospital with fever. Clinical assessment led to suspicion of possible endocarditis. Initial interpretation of transesophageal echocardiogram was inconclusive without vegetation in mitral/aortic valve. An In-leukocyte scan demonstrated increased uptake in the area of aortic valve, suggestive of infection. Further review of the transesophageal echocardiogram showed signs of annular abscess. This case highlights that combination of echocardiography with white blood cell imaging increases the sensitivity to detect endocarditis/perivalvular abscess.
Volume
42
Issue
7
First Page
340
Last Page
340
Recommended Citation
Kaur H, Seitz J, Muhleman M, Cragg D, Qing F. Aortic Root Abscess Clearly Shown on 111In-Leukocyte Scan But Less Obvious on Transesophageal Echocardiogram. Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Jul;42(7):e340-e342. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001679. PubMed PMID: 28418954.
ISSN
1536-0229
PubMed ID
28418954