RESUMO
Chagas' disease is a serious protozoan infection affecting up to 20% of populations in some endemic areas. Myocarditis and cardiomyopathy occur in 50% of patients who go on to develop chronic Chagas' disease. We have studied a patient with no overt cardiac symptoms who revealed intense myocardial uptake of Tc-99m pyrophosphate. The significance of this finding in relation to early detection and progress of therapy is explored.
Assuntos
Doença de Chagas/diagnóstico por imagem , Difosfatos , Tecnécio , Cardiomiopatia Chagásica/metabolismo , Cardiomiopatia Chagásica/prevenção & controle , Doença de Chagas/metabolismo , Doença de Chagas/terapia , Difosfatos/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cintilografia , Tecnécio/metabolismo , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
This case report demonstrates an hepatic amebic abscess by scintigraphy, utilizing a new radiopharmaceutical designed specifically for that purpose. The abscess is delineated as a positive lesion after twenty four hours. The agent 131I-labeled bromometronidazole, may prove to be specific for the diagnosis of these abscesses.
