Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male

Abstract Polymicrobial Gram-negative pericarditis is a rare entity in the immune-competent patient, and purulent pericarditis due to bacteria complicated by tamponade is a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates. A prompt diagnosis and treatment is, as in this case, lifesaving and facil...

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Main Authors: Simonÿ, Carl, Malham, Mikkel, Kanstrup, Jacob, Wojtek, Piotr, Lynggaard, Folmer, Andersen, Stig
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
Subjects:
Rural echocardiography
Pericarditis
Pericardiocentesis
Tamponade
Proteus species
Escherichia coli
inuit
Online Access:http://www.intjem.com/content/7/1/21
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spelling ftbiomed:oai:biomedcentral.com:s12245-014-0021-8 2023-05-15T16:54:51+02:00 Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male Simonÿ, Carl Malham, Mikkel Kanstrup, Jacob Wojtek, Piotr Lynggaard, Folmer Andersen, Stig 2014-07-09 http://www.intjem.com/content/7/1/21 en eng BioMed Central Ltd. http://www.intjem.com/content/7/1/21 Copyright 2014 Simonÿ et al.; licensee Springer. Rural echocardiography Pericarditis Pericardiocentesis Tamponade Proteus species Escherichia coli Case report 2014 ftbiomed 2014-11-16T00:44:13Z Abstract Polymicrobial Gram-negative pericarditis is a rare entity in the immune-competent patient, and purulent pericarditis due to bacteria complicated by tamponade is a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates. A prompt diagnosis and treatment is, as in this case, lifesaving and facilitated by echocardiography but is not the case in rural areas in common. Change in the infectious aetiology indicates broad-spectrum antibiotics. We describe a case of purulent pericarditis causing cardiac tamponade due to haematogenous spread of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Proteus species in an immune-competent Inuit male treated with pericardiocentesis. Report inuit BioMed Central
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topic Rural echocardiography
Pericarditis
Pericardiocentesis
Tamponade
Proteus species
Escherichia coli
spellingShingle Rural echocardiography
Pericarditis
Pericardiocentesis
Tamponade
Proteus species
Escherichia coli
Simonÿ, Carl
Malham, Mikkel
Kanstrup, Jacob
Wojtek, Piotr
Lynggaard, Folmer
Andersen, Stig
Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male
topic_facet Rural echocardiography
Pericarditis
Pericardiocentesis
Tamponade
Proteus species
Escherichia coli
description Abstract Polymicrobial Gram-negative pericarditis is a rare entity in the immune-competent patient, and purulent pericarditis due to bacteria complicated by tamponade is a life-threatening condition with high mortality rates. A prompt diagnosis and treatment is, as in this case, lifesaving and facilitated by echocardiography but is not the case in rural areas in common. Change in the infectious aetiology indicates broad-spectrum antibiotics. We describe a case of purulent pericarditis causing cardiac tamponade due to haematogenous spread of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Proteus species in an immune-competent Inuit male treated with pericardiocentesis.
format Report
author Simonÿ, Carl
Malham, Mikkel
Kanstrup, Jacob
Wojtek, Piotr
Lynggaard, Folmer
Andersen, Stig
author_facet Simonÿ, Carl
Malham, Mikkel
Kanstrup, Jacob
Wojtek, Piotr
Lynggaard, Folmer
Andersen, Stig
author_sort Simonÿ, Carl
title Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male
title_short Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male
title_full Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male
title_fullStr Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male
title_full_unstemmed Lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of Gram-negative rods in an immune-competent Inuit male
title_sort lifesaving pericardiocentesis due to purulent pericarditis with growth of gram-negative rods in an immune-competent inuit male
publisher BioMed Central Ltd.
publishDate 2014
url http://www.intjem.com/content/7/1/21
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op_rights Copyright 2014 Simonÿ et al.; licensee Springer.
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