Septal endocarditis, bone infection and severe leg ischemia detected in Tc-99m labelled monoclonal anti granulocyte scan
Rev. med. nucl. Alasbimn j
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8(33)julio 2006. ilus
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Patient 28 years old has continued to have a persistent fever (39.2°C), despite ten days treatment by specific antibiotics for bacterial endocarditis associated to a recent claudication of the right lower leg. The persistent fever has motivated a 99mTc-labelled monoclonal anti granulocyte scan which has showed an important uptake in the myocardial septum, and other infection locations in temporal bone and in right tibial arteries. Two days after, a nanocolloids-99mTc WBS showed no uptake in the heart area, a total absence of uptake of the nanocolloids in the bone marrow of right tibia b and cranial SPECT views confirmed the infectious site in the right temporal bone. New antibiotic strategy was adopted successfully associated with surgical amputation of the right lower leg.
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Main subject:
Skull
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Radioimmunodetection
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
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Heart
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Ischemia
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Leg Bones
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. med. nucl. Alasbimn j
Journal subject:
Nuclear Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Algeria
Institution/Affiliation country:
CHU Bab El Oued/DZ
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EHS Bir Mourad Rais/DZ
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