Utility of Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of a Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Pulmonary Artery Endarteritis.

ABSTRACT: A 15-year-old patient with infective endarteritis had a pulmonary artery vegetation but no ductus arteriosus on echocardiogram. Computed tomography scan revealed a closed ductus that became patent after antibiotics and anticoagulation. Infective endarteritis should be considered in patients with a pulmonary artery vegetation even if no ductus is seen on echocardiogram. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

SUBMITTER: Grewing AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830465 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature