Occult purulent pericarditis detected by indium-111 leukocyte imaging

Journal Article · Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Chest; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.85.5.701· OSTI ID:6879936

Greenberg, M L; Niebulski, H I; Uretsky, B F; Salerni, R; Klein, H A; Forstate, W J; Starzl, T E

Leukocyte imaging with indium-111 is a relatively new technique which, to this point in time, has been discussed almost exclusively in the radiologic literature. Although this procedure has been used mainly to detect intra-abdominal infection, the thorax is routinely imaged along with the abdomen, and therefore detection of cardiac disease may be feasible. This case report is of a young woman after liver transplantation who developed occult purulent pericarditis initially detected by a leukocyte scan with indium-111. This case demonstrates that striking pericardial uptake on a whole-body indium-111 leukocyte scan can occur with purulent pericarditis, and it reemphasizes how insidiously purulent pericarditis may present in an immunosuppressed patient.

• Research Organization: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
• OSTI ID: 6879936
• Journal Information: Chest; (United States), Vol. 85:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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