Primary Purulent Pericarditis with Cardiac Tamponade due to Oropharyngeal Polymicrobial Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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: 155-159, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
Cardiac tamponade due to purulent pericarditis with a characteristic greenish fluid is rare in this antibiotic era. It is highly fatal despite early diagnosis and advanced treatment. Gram-positive cocci are the leading cause of purulent pericarditis, which usually results from a direct or hematogenous spread of organisms to the pericardium from the primary foci of infection. We describe an index case of rapidly developing pericardial tamponade caused by oropharyngeal polymicrobial infection in the absence of a primary source of infection in a 62-year-old man, who was successfully managed with emergency large-volume pericardiocentesis followed by pericardiectomy.
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Asunto principal:
Pericarditis
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Pericardio
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Pericardiectomía
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Taponamiento Cardíaco
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Cocos Grampositivos
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Pericardiocentesis
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Diagnóstico Precoz
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Urgencias Médicas
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Coinfección
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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