title: An interesting septic embolism.
abstract: Septic pulmonary embolism is a rare disease but mortality and morbidity of it is high. Septic pulmonary emboli comes from infected heart valves, thrombophlebitis, and pulmonary artery catheter or infected pacemaker wires as many sources [1,2]. In recent years, pacemaker is a common treatment of the bradiarrhythmia that is persisted in the etiology of septic embolism, its applications has started to pick up [3]. There is the growing number of patients with pacemaker, according to this the frequency of pacemaker lead infection and the number of patients at risk for right-sided endocarditis increase [4]. The patients don't have specific clinical and radiological features because of this it is very difficult to define, so the diagnosis is often delayed [5]. A detailed medical history, a detailed physical examination in diagnosis and evaluation of good additional imaging methods is very important. Early diagnosis and proper treatment, the implementation of the management, can provide good results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uluorman
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardilology, Sırnak Idil Hospital, Sırnak, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zülkif
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tanrıverdi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir Turkey.
authors.forename: Can
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sevinç
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardilology, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Badak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüdai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Çatalyürek
keywords: Pacemaker; Septic emboli; Vegetation