Aquarium sign in sepsis.
Eur J Echocardiogr
; 9(2): 336-7, 2008 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-18490332
ABSTRACT
A 91-year-old man appeared in our lab with fever for a transthoracic echocardiography assessment. Highly unusual echo images were found, with a size and movement resembling 'bubbles in an aquarium' in every cardiac chamber, both left and right. The patient died 8 days later, due to a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus sepsis. These are highly unusual images that should not be confused with microbubbles from contrast agents or radiofrequency ablation, and were previously reported once in association with atrioesophageal fistula.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Sepsis
Límite:
Aged80
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Echocardiogr
Asunto de la revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
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DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Portugal