Hemoptysis demonstrated on Tc99m-sulfur colloid scanning: a rare complication of amoebic liver abscess.
We report the finding of bleeding into right lung from a ruptured amoebic liver abscess. A 25-year-old male presented with pain in the right lower chest and cough associated with expectoration of chocolate-colored sputum. Radiographs of chest showed right-sided pleural effusion. Serial images of Tc99m-sulfur colloid study revealed progressive accumulation of radiotracer in the upper photopenic area extending into the right lung region suggestive of active bleeding from the abscess cavity.
Kumar
Rakesh
R
Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, F-74 Ansari Nagar (West), New Delhi 110029, India. rkphulia@hotmail.com
Dasan
Bharathi
B
Choudhury
Saikat
S
Hadi
Mohiuddin
M
Bandopadhyaya
Grupad
G
Malhotra
Arun
A
D000328:Adult; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid