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 accurate diagnosis and pinpoint the anatomic localization of the mycotic aneurysm as the cause of fever.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
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D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002951:Citrates; D019343:Citric Acid; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D002951:Citrates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019343:Citric Acid