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Human immunodeficiency virus infection in a child revealed by a massive purulent pericarditis mistaken for a liver abscess due to Staphylococcus aureus

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2015
Massive purulent andacute pericarditis in children is a life-threatening disease associated with high mortality. It has been described tocomplicate usuallya bronchopulmonary infectionbut is currently uncommon in the era of antibiotics.
Ngo Nonga Bernadette, N Kamgaing, F Monebenimp, C Simeu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary purulent bacterial pericarditis due to Streptococcus intermedius in an immunocompetent adult: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Acute purulent bacterial pericarditis is of rare occurrence in this modern antibiotic era. Primary involvement of the pericardium without evidence of underlying infection elsewhere is even rarer. It is a rapidly progressive infection with high
Mohammad Saud Khan, Zubair Khan, Bhavana Siddegowda Banglore, Ghattas Alkhoury, Laura Murphy, Claudiu Georgescu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical review: Intrapericardial fibrinolysis in management of purulent pericarditis [PDF]

, 2011
Purulent pericarditis (PP) is a potentially life-threatening disease. Reported mortality rates are between 20 and 30%. Constrictive pericarditis occurs over the course of PP in at least 3.5% of cases.
Augustin, Pascal, Desmard, Mathieu, Heming, Nicholas, Lasocki, Sigismond, Maury, Jean-Michel, Montravers, Philippe, Mordant, Pierre   +6 more
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Intrapericardial streptokinase in purulent pericarditis [PDF]

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1999
Six consecutive children with proven purulent pericarditis were treated with pericardial irrigation with streptokinase. Mean (SD) 861 (678) ml (range 240-2000) of thick purulent fluid was drained, and five children had complete clearance of the pus within 3-8 days.
Shyam S. Kothari, Anita Saxena, Rajnish Juneja, Anuradha Joshi, Rajesh Sharma   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Group A Streptococcal Pericarditis in a Four-Month-Old Infant : Case report [PDF]

, 2017
Purulent pericarditis is uncommon among paediatric patients and cases caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are even rarer. We report a four-month-old female infant who was referred to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2015 with pericardial effusion ...
Al-Waili, Badria R., Aslem, Emad, Zacharias, Sunny K.   +2 more
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Meningococcal pericarditis in the absence of meningitis [PDF]

, 1987
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Dorp, W.T. van, Meer, J.W.M. van der, Rees, C. van, Thompson, J.   +3 more
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Etiologia, Tratamento e Prognóstico da Pericardite Aguda [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Acute pericarditis is a common inflammatory condition of the pericardium usually assumed to be viral or idiopathic. Despite recent treatment improvements, information is scarce regarding etiology and prognosis.
Achega, M, Alves, JD, Batista, F, Faria, D, Favas, C, Maurício, J, Serodio, J, Trindade, M   +7 more
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Intrapericardial antibiotics and fibrinolysis to shorten course of antibiotics and prevent constrictive pericarditis in acute purulent pericarditis due to staphylococcus aureus

Nepalese Heart Journal, 2023
Acute purulent pericarditis, although rare in modern antibiotic era, is a life-threatening condition requiring timely diagnosis and aggressive treatment modalities.
Neeraj Sharma, Parag Karki
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Case of disseminated community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Unique behavior of the organism in an immunocompetent adult

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2018
Purulent pericarditis resulting from community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is rare in immunocompetent adults. Here, we present the case of disseminated MRSA infection with origin in tibial osteomyelitis, resulting in ...
Himanshu Khutan, Rupinderjeet Kaur, Gagandeep Singh, Paramdeep Singh, Amanpreet Kaur   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Idiopathic hemodynamically unstable polymicrobial purulent pericarditis: a rare case presentation

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Purulent pericarditis is an extremely rare disease accounting for
Suhaib Ased, Andrew Nathan Payne, Calvin Yang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source