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Repeated gallium-67 scan demonstrating an occult mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch due to Salmonella
- Source :
- Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 35(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- A 71 y-old female with 40 degrees C fever and a change in consciousness during haemodialysis was referred for a gallium-67 scan, which revealed a horseshoe-like radioactive accumulation in the mediastinal region. Salmonella enteritidis was isolated from blood culture. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed an aortic arch aneurysm. The patient died without surgery.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
Aortic arch
medicine.medical_specialty
Salmonella enteritidis
Gallium Radioisotopes
Gallium 67 scan
Severity of Illness Index
Magnetic resonance angiography
Aortic aneurysm
Aneurysm
Fatal Outcome
Renal Dialysis
medicine.artery
medicine
Humans
Radionuclide Imaging
Aged
General Immunology and Microbiology
medicine.diagnostic_test
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
business.industry
Magnetic resonance imaging
General Medicine
Mycotic aneurysm
medicine.disease
Surgery
Radiography
Infectious Diseases
Salmonella Infections
Disease Progression
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Female
Radiology
business
Aneurysm, Infected
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00365548
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....18924fcb9d93138f670aa3d0ade52a0e