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http://dx.doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2019.00311

Purulent pericarditis: subdiaphragmatic suppurative focus

Choi, Kang-Un (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju Hospital)
Lee, Chan-Hee (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)

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Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science / v.37, no.1, 2020 , pp. 63-66 More about this Journal

Abstract

Purulent pericarditis is defined as a localized pericardial infection with gross pus formation in the pericardial space. Although purulent pericarditis is now rare in the antibiotic era, it may be life-threatening. We describe a rare case of purulent pericarditis that originated from a subdiaphragmatic suppurative focus in an immunocompromised host.

Keywords

Colorectal cancer; Escherichia coli; Pericarditis; Suppuration;

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