Purulent pericarditis: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.

Abstract:

:Purulent pericarditis, a localized infection within the pericardial space, has become a rare entity in the modern antibiotic era. Although historically a disease of children and young adults, this is no longer the case: the median age at the time of diagnosis has increased by nearly 30 years over the past 6 decades. Despite advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities, purulent pericarditis remains a life-threatening illness. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is made postmortem in more than half the cases. Thus, a high index of clinical suspicion is crucial. We present 2 cases of purulent pericarditis, and provide an updated review of other case series published over the past 60 years.

journal_name

Medicine (Baltimore)

journal_title

Medicine

authors

Parikh SV,Memon N,Echols M,Shah J,McGuire DK,Keeley EC

doi

10.1097/MD.0b013e318194432b

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-01-01 00:00:00

pages

52-65

issue

1

eissn

0025-7974

issn

1536-5964

pii

00005792-200901000-00005

journal_volume

88

pub_type

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