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Delayed diagnosis in chronic Q fever endocarditis is fairly common world wide, we present a case where FDG-PET/CT correctly identified the infected valve, showing promise in management.
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Wang, S.X., Zhang, X.C., Wang, S.Y. et al. 18F-FDG PET/CT localized valvular infection in chronic Q fever endocarditis. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 22, 1320–1322 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-015-0080-0
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