Primary Purulent Pericarditis with Cardiac Tamponade due to Oropharyngeal Polymicrobial Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cardiac tamponade due to purulent pericarditis with a characteristic greenish fluid is rare in this antibiotic era. It is highly fatal despite early diagnosis and advanced treatment. Gram-positive cocci are the leading cause of purulent pericarditis, which usually results from a direct or hematogeno...

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Autores principales: Bhatarai, Mukul, Yost, Gregory, Good, Christopher W, White, Charles F, Nepal, Hitekshya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782969
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.2.155

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000876/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24782969
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.2.155

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