Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation
We present the case of a 55-year-old gentleman, with bilateral pulmonary embolism and a large pericardial effusion that lead to a pericardial window with evacuation of creamy pus. Gram stains were negative, with culture growing Capnocytophaga. Pathology revealed acute necrotizing and exudative chang...
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| author | Alexa Bello Alejandro Castaneda Abhay Vakil Joseph Varon Salim Surani |
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| description | We present the case of a 55-year-old gentleman, with bilateral pulmonary embolism and a large pericardial effusion that lead to a pericardial window with evacuation of creamy pus. Gram stains were negative, with culture growing Capnocytophaga. Pathology revealed acute necrotizing and exudative changes, including frank abscess formation. In developed countries, pericardial abscess and acute pericarditis are uncommon due to availability of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Pericardial abscess due to Capnocytophaga is even more uncommon. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d80459cf96e940ebb32a23d5535e46612025-02-03T05:49:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332018-01-01201810.1155/2018/64379286437928Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess FormationAlexa Bello0Alejandro Castaneda1Abhay Vakil2Joseph Varon3Salim Surani4Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla, Puebla, PUE, MexicoDorrington Medical Associates, Houston, TX, USAUniversity of North Texas, Denton, TX, USAThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USADivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Health Science Center, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX, USAWe present the case of a 55-year-old gentleman, with bilateral pulmonary embolism and a large pericardial effusion that lead to a pericardial window with evacuation of creamy pus. Gram stains were negative, with culture growing Capnocytophaga. Pathology revealed acute necrotizing and exudative changes, including frank abscess formation. In developed countries, pericardial abscess and acute pericarditis are uncommon due to availability of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Pericardial abscess due to Capnocytophaga is even more uncommon.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6437928 |
| spellingShingle | Alexa Bello Alejandro Castaneda Abhay Vakil Joseph Varon Salim Surani Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation |
| title_full | Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation |
| title_fullStr | Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation |
| title_short | Capnocytophaga Induced Acute Necrotizing and Exudative Pericarditis with Abscess Formation |
| title_sort | capnocytophaga induced acute necrotizing and exudative pericarditis with abscess formation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6437928 |
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