Purulent pericarditis complicating cardiac tamponade in a uremic patient caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Tam, Weng Chio; Lee, Wen Sen; Cheng, Chung Yi

doi:10.1016/j.jmii.2017.09.004

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“…Although our patient appeared physically active before admission, he had chronic kidney disease and end-stage RCC, both of which were considered critical risk factors for purulent pericarditis in the present case (9). The recurrence of aortic stent-graft infection due to MSSA was a possible cause of this clinical course in this patient, as he had a history of MSSA bacteremia after TEVAR two years prior to admission that was treated via long-term antibiotic therapy.…”

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The First Report of Purulent Pericarditis Associated with Aortic Stent-graft Infection Caused by Methicillin-susceptible <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

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We herein report the first case of purulent pericarditis associated with aortic stent-graft infection in an 80-year-old Japanese man that was caused by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, which appropriate antibiotics failed to treat. The detailed clinical course and autopsy images revealed that purulent pericarditis associated with aortic stent-graft infection caused cardiac tamponade and eventually led to mortality. We therefore suggest that surgical procedures, including drainage, should be introduced for such cases.

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confidence: 75%