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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
The peer-reviewed journal of Baylor Scott & White Health
Volume 33, 2020 - Issue 4
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Case Studies

Massive purulent pericarditis presenting as cardiac tamponade

, MD, MBBS, , MD, MPH, , MD, , MD, , MD & , MD
Pages 662-663 | Received 27 May 2020, Accepted 11 Jun 2020, Published online: 09 Jul 2020
 

Abstract

Acute bacterial pericarditis is rarely encountered in the modern antibiotic era. Purulent pericarditis is a serious form of bacterial pericarditis with high mortality. It can rapidly progress to cardiac tamponade, leading to hemodynamic instability, septic shock, and death if left untreated. Here we present a case of massive purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade that was successfully managed with intravenous antibiotics and drainage in a young immunocompetent man.

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