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  • Purulent pericarditis secondary to influenza and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus co-infection

    Cardiol Young. 2018 Sep 17:1-3. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118001580. [Epub ahead of print]
    Purulent pericarditis secondary to influenza and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus co-infection.

    Morparia K1, Peshkovsky C2, Kalyanaraman M1.
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    Abstract

    Purulent pericarditis occurs rarely in the current antibiotic era. We describe clinical and echocardiographic features of purulent pericarditis in a previously healthy child with influenza and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus co-infection. The child was already on appropriate antibiotics and had a very subtle clinical presentation, with prominent abdominal symptoms. Timely surgical drainage led to complete recovery.


    KEYWORDS:

    Pericardial effusion; influenza; intensive care; pericardial tamponade; pericarditis

    PMID: 30221617 DOI: 10.1017/S1047951118001580
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