Abstract
Purulent pericarditis, a localized infection within the pericardial space, has become a rare entity in the modern antibiotic era. Although historically a disease of children and young adults, this is no longer the case: the median age at the time of diagnosis has increased by nearly 30 years over the past 6 decades. Despite advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities, purulent pericarditis remains a life-threatening illness. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is made postmortem in more than half the cases. Thus, a high index of clinical suspicion is crucial. We present 2 cases of purulent pericarditis, and provide an updated review of other case series published over the past 60 years.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 52-65 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Medicine |
| Volume | 88 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2009 |
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Purulent pericarditis report of 2 cases and review of the literature. / Parikh, Shailja V.; Memon, Nada; Echols, Melvin; Shah, Jessica; McGuire, Darren K; Keeley, Ellen C.
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AU - Parikh, Shailja V.
AU - Memon, Nada
AU - Echols, Melvin
AU - Shah, Jessica
AU - McGuire, Darren K
AU - Keeley, Ellen C.
PY - 2009/1
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N2 - Purulent pericarditis, a localized infection within the pericardial space, has become a rare entity in the modern antibiotic era. Although historically a disease of children and young adults, this is no longer the case: the median age at the time of diagnosis has increased by nearly 30 years over the past 6 decades. Despite advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities, purulent pericarditis remains a life-threatening illness. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is made postmortem in more than half the cases. Thus, a high index of clinical suspicion is crucial. We present 2 cases of purulent pericarditis, and provide an updated review of other case series published over the past 60 years.
AB - Purulent pericarditis, a localized infection within the pericardial space, has become a rare entity in the modern antibiotic era. Although historically a disease of children and young adults, this is no longer the case: the median age at the time of diagnosis has increased by nearly 30 years over the past 6 decades. Despite advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities, purulent pericarditis remains a life-threatening illness. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is made postmortem in more than half the cases. Thus, a high index of clinical suspicion is crucial. We present 2 cases of purulent pericarditis, and provide an updated review of other case series published over the past 60 years.
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