| Literature DB >> 2813237 |
S Echevarria1, R Arjona, J Alonso, J A Riancho, J M Revuelta, J G Macias.
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A 55 year old man with a left ventricular aneurysm, secondary to a previous myocardial infarction, was hospitalized due to a Salmonella virchow bacteraemia. During a 3-week hospital course he was persistently bacteraemic and febrile despite antibiotic treatment. Gallium isotope scanning and 2-D-echocardiography were helpful in demonstrating the presence of an infected false aneurysm at the site of a true aneurysm. Surgical resection in addition to prolonged antibiotic therapy was necessary for cure.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2813237 PMCID: PMC2429238 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.65.761.168
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401