Derrame pericárdico y pericarditis purulenta por Salmonella: un caso excepcional / Pericardial effusion and purulent pericarditis caused by Salmonella: an exceptional case
Rev. colomb. cardiol
; 24(5): 513-513, sep.-oct. 2017. graf
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, COLNAL
| ID: biblio-900574
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CO304.1
RESUMEN
Resumen Las complicaciones cardiovasculares asociadas a las infecciones por la Salmonella son raras y suceden entre el 1 a 5% de los pacientes. Las enfermedades del pericardio son extremadamente inusuales con pocos casos reportados en la literatura. Presentamos el caso de un adulto mayor con síntomas de derrame pericárdico y hallazgos de pericarditis purulenta en quien la etiología corresponde a infección por la Salmonella spp. confirmada por hallazgos clínicos, de imágenes diagnósticas, microbiológicos, quirúrgicos e histopatológicos.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Cardiovascular complications associated to Salmonella infections are rare and happen in around 1 to 5% of patients. Pericardium diseases are extremely unusual with few cases reported in literature. We report the case of an old adult with symptoms of pleural effusion and findings of purulent pericarditis where the etiology corresponded to an infection of Salmonella spp confirmed with clinical findings and imaging, microbiological, surgical and histopathological results.
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Main subject:
Infections
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. colomb. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Colombia
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio/CO