Figure 1. Patients PET/ CT scan
Findings: Hypermetabolic lesions over the prosthetic aortic valve with
involvement of ascending and aortic arch. Huge splenomegaly with loss of
normal metabolic activity in favor of perfusion defect and massive
infarct. Splenic hilar adenopathies were also seen.
Abbreviations: PET/CT scan= positron emission tomography-computed
tomography scan.