Fibrinolytic Therapy in Purulent Pericarditis [PDF]
Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Purulent pericarditis (PP) is rare disease, and if left untreated, it is associated with very high mortality, nearly 100%. A considerable clinical problem due to PP is a very high probability of developing constrictive pericarditis (CP).
Małgorzata Dybowska +4 more
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Purulent Pericarditis in an Immunocompetent Young Child [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric ResearchPurulent pericarditis in children is a life-threatening condition causing cardiac tamponade and disrupting the hemodynamic status of the patient. It has been associated with high mortality if treatment is delayed.
Şeyma Şebnem Ön +9 more
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Point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosis of purulent pericarditis postappendectomy: a case report [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Purulent pericarditis is rare condition in the modern era of antibiotics. However, it is a serious condition as it has an accelerated progression and is difficult to diagnose due to its nonspecific clinical presentation, resulting in high mortality ...
José Alexandre Neto +5 more
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A Complex Case of Idiopathic Purulent Pericarditis in an Immunocompetent Adult. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Acute purulent pericarditis is a fatal complication of bacterial pericarditis. Purulent pericarditis usually arises secondary to an infection that spreads directly or hematogenously. The mortality rate reaches 100% in untreated purulent pericarditis.
Aloqab F, Alsadah L, Shanei S.
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A Rare Case of Primary Purulent Pericarditis Caused by Streptococcus constellatus [PDF]
Medicina, 2023 Background: Bacteria-caused acute pericarditis is a very rare entity. It is usually associated with an underlying infection or compromised immune system. Primary purulent pericarditis in a previously healthy individual is highly unexpected; therefore, it
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Purulent pericarditis caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular DisordersBackground Purulent pericarditis (PP)— a purulent infection involving the pericardial space—requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis as it often lacks characteristic signs of pericarditis and carries a mortality rate as high as 40% even with ...
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Purulent pericarditis in advanced thymoma: A case report [PDF]
Radiology Case Reports, 2022 Thymoma is the most common primary anterior mediastinum mass with various clinical manifestations, and one of the manifestations is pericardial effusion.
Jordan Bakhriansyah, MD +7 more
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Streptococcus anginosus purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade presenting as a complication of postobstructive pneumonia. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2022 A man in his 60s with stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma of the left lung status postchemotherapy and radiation therapy presented with mixed septic and obstructive shock with multiorgan dysfunction.
Khor SY, Osman AF, Agarwal P, Banga S.
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Eikenella corrodens and Parvimonas micra purulent pericarditis following oral fish bone impaction: a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Purulent pericarditis is a rare, life-threatening condition often caused by Streptococci, Staphylococci, Haemophilus species, or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Coinfection cases are exceedingly uncommon.
Birdie Huang, Jih-Kai Yeh
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Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis: case series [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2015 Objective: In the antibiotic era, purulent pericarditis is a rare entity. However, there are still reports of cases of the disease, which is associated with high mortality, and most such cases are attributed to delayed diagnosis.
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