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Gallium67 scintigraphy in fibrinous pericarditis associated with bacterial endocarditis

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An 80-year-old man presented with pyrexia, progressive cardiac failure and inflammation. A diagnosis of pericarditis associated with bacterial endocarditis was suggested from Gallium 67 scintigraphy and confirmed at autopsy. This case of fibrinous pericarditis without effusion could not be diagnosed by echography or routine cardiopulmonary scintigraphy.

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  1. Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, Bruxelles, Belgium

    J. Deviendt

  2. Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital Univesitaire Brugmann, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Y. Goffin

  3. Service de Diagnostic par Radioisotopes, Hôpital Universitaire Brugmann, 4 Place Van Gehuchten, B-1020, Bruxelles, Belgium

    P. Martin & M. Verhas

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Martin, P., Deviendt, J., Goffin, Y. et al. Gallium67 scintigraphy in fibrinous pericarditis associated with bacterial endocarditis. Eur J Nucl Med 7, 192–193 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443932

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