title: A confusing case: pulmonary lesions including cavities, isolated left heart endocarditis and inferior vena cava thrombosis in a patient with perforated diverticulitis.
abstract: There are numerous causes of pulmonary cavitary lesions as infection (bacterial, parasitic and invasive fungal), Wegener granulomatosis (WG) and other vasculitis, sarcoidosis, malignancy, septic thromboembolism, airways disease (cystic bronchiectasis and bullae), pneumatoceles and traumatic parenchymal laceration. Herein, we present a case with perforated diverticulitis causing pulmonary cavitary lesions and a septic thrombus in the neighboring inferior vena cava.
authors.forename: Metin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Işik
authors.forename: Esat
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Çinar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cemal Kizilarslanoğlu
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Özbek
authors.forename: Sezgin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Etgül
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiraz
mesh_terms: D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging