title: Cardiac aneurysm complicated by E. coli abscess.
abstract: An E. coli myocardial abscess developed in the region of an old aneurysmal myocardial scar. In spite of vigorous antibiotic therapy fever and positive blood cultures persisted. A combination of In-111 WBC scanning and Tc-99m RBC gated heart imaging located the infection in the aneurysmal scar. The abscess was resected and the patient survived.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D000368:Aged; D004912:Erythrocytes; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007204:Indium; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D007204:Indium; D013667:Technetium