Pyopericardium with cardiac tamponade caused by pyogenic liver abscess: a case report

Pyopericardium with cardiac tamponade caused by pyogenic liver abscess: a case report

Abstract Introduction Purulent bacterial pericarditis is a potentially fatal disease with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated. Case presentation We present the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian male patient who developed cardiac tamponade, most likely caused by a pyogenic liver abscess com...

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Main Authors: Carolin Steffen, Josef Sägmüller, Dominique Schöneburg, Eva Göncz, Martin Möckel, Sascha Ott, Alexander Lavinius Ungur, Benjamin O ’Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Pyopericardium
Pyogenic liver abscess
Cardiac tamponade
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-05014-z
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