Abstract

SANTA CRUZ, Agustina; ROSTAN, Sofía  and  MAS, Valentina. Infective endocarditis to negative blood cultures and echocardiogram: What other tool do we have? About a case. Rev. Urug. Med. Int. [online]. 2023, vol.8, n.2, pp.62-68.  Epub July 01, 2023. ISSN 2393-6797.  https://doi.org/10.26445/08.02.6.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a frequent disease, with high morbidity and mortality, whose diagnosis continues to be a challenge nowadays. The approach must be carried out by a multidisciplinary team. Semiology, a fundamental tool in clinical medicine, plays a preponderant role, allowing us to maintain a high diagnostic suspicion despite having negative paraclinical studies. In these situations, new imaging techniques such as PET-CT have gained importance. We present the case of a woman with predisposing heart disease in whom the diagnosis was made by PET-CT.

Keywords : Infective endocarditis; echocardiography; positron emission tomography; ACV.

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