Septic Pulmonary Emboli Detected by 18 F-FDG PET/CT in a Patient with Central Venous Catheter-Related Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

We describe a case of 18 F-FDG PET/CT detecting septic pulmonary emboli in a patient with Staphylococcus aureus catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI). The patient, who had an implantable venous access port for chemotherapy, underwent 18 F-FDG PET/CT to diagnose unsuspected infectious foci. The PET/CT examination made it possible to offer a suggestive diagnosis and yielded metastatic infectious foci.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
pet ct
case report
pulmonary hypertension
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
positron emission tomography
biofilm formation
gram negative
computed tomography
radiation therapy
ultrasound guided
candida albicans
rectal cancer