Purulent Pericarditis in End-Stage Renal Disease: A Rare Case of Citrobacter freundii Infection.
| Autor: | Goncalves H; Division of Rheumatology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga (ULS de Braga), Braga, PRT., Sá R; Division of Oncology, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga (ULS de Braga), Braga, PRT., de Oliveira Simões F; Division of Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga (ULS de Braga), Braga, PRT., Domingues RM; Internal Medicine, Hospital de Braga, Braga, PRT., Oliveira N; Division of Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga (ULS de Braga), Braga, PRT., Pimentel T; Division of Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde de Braga (ULS de Braga), Braga, PRT. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Jun 13; Vol. 16 (6), pp. e62308. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 13 (Print Publication: 2024). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.62308 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Purulent pericarditis is a rare but life-threatening condition, particularly challenging when it occurs in immunocompromised individuals. Case Report: We present the case of a 68-year-old man with end-stage renal disease who developed purulent pericarditis secondary to Citrobacter freundii infection. Despite initial challenges in diagnosis and management, the patient showed a favorable response to antibiotic therapy. Conclusions: This case highlights the importance of prompt recognition and treatment of purulent pericarditis, especially in patients with underlying immunosuppression and comorbidities. Competing Interests: Human subjects: Consent was obtained or waived by all participants in this study. Conflicts of interest: In compliance with the ICMJE uniform disclosure form, all authors declare the following: Payment/services info: All authors have declared that no financial support was received from any organization for the submitted work. Financial relationships: All authors have declared that they have no financial relationships at present or within the previous three years with any organizations that might have an interest in the submitted work. Other relationships: All authors have declared that there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work. (Copyright © 2024, Goncalves et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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