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
;
: 155-159, 2014.
Article
Dans Anglais
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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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WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Péricardite
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Péricarde
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Péricardectomie
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Tamponnade cardiaque
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Cocci à Gram positif
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Péricardiocentèse
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Diagnostic précoce
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Urgences
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Co-infection
Type d'étude:
Etude diagnostique
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Étude de dépistage
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Année:
2014
Type:
Article
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