An interesting septic embolism
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, cilt.13, ss.54-56, 2014 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13
- Basım Tarihi: 2014
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2014.02.001
- Dergi Adı: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-56
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Septic emboli, Pacemaker, Vegetation
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Septic pulmonary embolism is a rare disease but mortality and morbidity of it is high. Septic pulmonary emboli comes from infected heart valves, thrombophlebitis, and pulmonary artery catheter or infected pacemaker wires as many sources [1,2]. In recent years, pacemaker is a common treatment of the bradiarrhythmia that is persisted in the etiology of septic embolism, its applications has started to pick up [3]. There is the growing number of patients with pacemaker, according to this the frequency of pacemaker lead infection and the number of patients at risk for right-sided endocarditis increase [4]. The patients don't have specific clinical and radiological features because of this it is very difficult to define, so the diagnosis is often delayed [5]. A detailed medical history, a detailed physical examination in diagnosis and evaluation of good additional imaging methods is very important. Early diagnosis and proper treatment, the implementation of the management, can provide good results.