Staphylococcus aureus Pericardial Abscess Presenting as Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock After Acupuncture Therapy

Pericardial abscess is an extremely rare complication of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. We report a case of a 72-year-old woman with multiple acupuncture scars on both knees who presented with shortness of breath and general weakness. Transthoracic echocardiography and pericardiocentesis confirme...

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Autores principales: Han, Won-Seok, Yoon, Young-Jin, Park, Cheol-Woo, Park, Sung-Hwan, Nam, Oun-Ouk, Rhee, Il
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3409401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22870086
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2012.42.7.501

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3409401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22870086
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2012.42.7.501

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