Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report
We present the case of a 49-year-old woman, with previous clinical antecedents of recent hepatic metastasis, who was admitted to the ICU due to respiratory failure and hemodynamic instability. She was found to have purulent pericarditis complicated by pericardial tamponade and pleural effusion, as w...
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| author | María Fidalgo García Juan Carlos Rodríguez Sanjuán María Riaño Molleda Marta González Andaluz Hector Real Noval Manuel Gómez Fleitas |
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| description | We present the case of a 49-year-old woman, with previous clinical antecedents of recent hepatic metastasis, who was admitted to the ICU due to respiratory failure and hemodynamic instability. She was found to have purulent pericarditis complicated by pericardial tamponade and pleural effusion, as well as surgical site infection, which was the origin of the disease. Cultures of the surgical wound and the pericardial effusion were positive for Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli. A pericardial tap was performed and the intra-abdominal abscess was surgically drained. Pleural effusion was also evacuated. She received antibiotic treatment and recovered successfully. The only after-effect was a well-tolerated effusive-constrictive pericarditis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-02733965bbd94fa88135bf64fe0853d32025-02-03T01:00:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/735478735478Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case ReportMaría Fidalgo García0Juan Carlos Rodríguez Sanjuán1María Riaño Molleda2Marta González Andaluz3Hector Real Noval4Manuel Gómez Fleitas5General Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, 39008 Cantabria, SpainGeneral Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, 39008 Cantabria, SpainGeneral Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, 39008 Cantabria, SpainGeneral Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, 39008 Cantabria, SpainGeneral Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, 39008 Cantabria, SpainGeneral Surgery and Digestive Surgery Department, University Hospital Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, 39008 Cantabria, SpainWe present the case of a 49-year-old woman, with previous clinical antecedents of recent hepatic metastasis, who was admitted to the ICU due to respiratory failure and hemodynamic instability. She was found to have purulent pericarditis complicated by pericardial tamponade and pleural effusion, as well as surgical site infection, which was the origin of the disease. Cultures of the surgical wound and the pericardial effusion were positive for Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli. A pericardial tap was performed and the intra-abdominal abscess was surgically drained. Pleural effusion was also evacuated. She received antibiotic treatment and recovered successfully. The only after-effect was a well-tolerated effusive-constrictive pericarditis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/735478 |
| spellingShingle | María Fidalgo García Juan Carlos Rodríguez Sanjuán María Riaño Molleda Marta González Andaluz Hector Real Noval Manuel Gómez Fleitas Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report |
| title_full | Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report |
| title_short | Purulent Pericarditis after Liver Abscess: A Case Report |
| title_sort | purulent pericarditis after liver abscess a case report |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/735478 |
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