Journal of Medical Cases, ISSN 1923-4155 print, 1923-4163 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 3, March 2013, pages 149-152

Hemodialysis-Catheter Related Septic Pulmonary Emboli in the Absence of Endocarditis or Right Atrial Thrombus

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Chest X-ray showing left upper lobe mass like infiltrate and a tunneled ash catheter in the right internal jugular vein.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. CT chest showing 4 cm × 2.9 cm density in the superior segment of the left lower lung field.
Figure 3.
Figure 3. CT chest showing 1.7 cm × 1.3 cm right mid-lung field soft tissue density.
Figure 4.
Figure 4. Transesophageal echocardiogram showing no evidence of valvular vegetation or cardiac thrombus.