PrimaryStreptococcus PneumoniaePericarditis
| Autor: | Mohannad B. Bisharat, Kathleen S. Hesterman, Morgan J. Katz, Meredith B. Barnes, Ryan R. Brown, Anand Irimpen, Matthew N. Peters, Vikram S. Nijjar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Pericardial drainage business.industry medicine.drug_class Fulminant Antibiotics General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Pericarditis Case Studies 0302 clinical medicine Cardiac tamponade Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine 030212 general & internal medicine business Bacterial Pericarditis |
| Zdroj: | Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. 26:35-38 |
| ISSN: | 1525-3252 0899-8280 |
| Popis: | Although commonly fatal, bacterial pericarditis is often not diagnosed antemortem due to its infrequent occurrence and fulminant course. Historically, Streptococcus pneumoniae has been the most common cause of bacterial pericarditis. Over the past 70 years, however, it has become largely eliminated and now occurs almost exclusively in immunocompromised individuals with a preceding primary site of infection. Herein, we present a case of primary S. pneumoniae pericarditis that developed over the course of 3 to 4 weeks in an immunocompetent 45-year-old man. The patient, who developed cardiac tamponade shortly after admission, experienced a rapid resolution of symptoms following pericardial drainage and initiation of antibiotics. |
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