Surgical and Medical Management of Purulent Bacterial Pericarditis With Pericardial Mass in a Young Child

Purulent bacterial pericarditis is rare and associated with significant short- and long-term morbidity. We report a case of purulent bacterial pericarditis caused by Group A Streptococcus in an immunocompetent young child presenting with a pericardial mass. She was successfully treated with a combin...

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Autores principales: Tarun, Samiksha, Makadia, Luv, Demirhan, Salih, Shah, Shivang S., Foca, Marc D., Bacha, Emile A., Thai, Lauren, Bansal, Neha, Pagan, Carlos A., Barry, Oliver M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10240214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37283835
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101834
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Sumario:Purulent bacterial pericarditis is rare and associated with significant short- and long-term morbidity. We report a case of purulent bacterial pericarditis caused by Group A Streptococcus in an immunocompetent young child presenting with a pericardial mass. She was successfully treated with a combined medical and early surgical approach. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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