title: Spread of infectious complications of odontogenic abscess detected by technetium-99m-HMPAO-labeled WBC scan of occult sepsis in the intensive care unit.
abstract: We report a rare case of odontogenic abscess, detected while the patient was in the intensive care unit (ICU), which resulted in sepsis and the patient's death due to mediastinitis, skull osteomyelitis, and deep neck cellulitis. The detection of infectious focus in occult sepsis in ICUs is usually difficult because many diagnostic procedures cannot be conveniently performed. The use of 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime-labeled white blood cells scan allowed accurate diagnosis and appropriate surgical drainage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D010508:Periodontal Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime