Detection of Late Presentation of Poststernotomy Mediastinitis in an Infant by Positron Emission Tomography / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 96-99, 2008.
Artigo
em Japonês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-361800
ABSTRACT
Positron emission tomography (PET) is an established imaging tool in oncology that has also been used in infectious and inflammatory diseases. PET combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) can be used to visualize metabolic activity with precise localization. We report an infant with late presentation of poststernotomy mediastinitis, the diagnosis and localization of which was confirmed by PET/CT. An 8-month old infant, who had undergone the Jatene procedure and right ventricle outflow reconstruction 6 months prior, was admitted for inflammation surrounding the superior aspect of the healed scar. Cultures from the wound grew methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA). Although the only symptom was discharge from the wound, and there were no other signs or symptoms suggestive of severe general infection, substernal abscess was suspected by magnetic resonance imaging. Since PET/CT revealed high accumulation of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose at the substernal region, the diagnosis of MRSA mediastinitis was made, which was confirmed by subsequent surgical treatment.
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Japonês
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Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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2008
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