Case report of an unusual combination of purulent pericarditis and false aneurysm of the ascending aorta

BACKGROUND: Purulent pericarditis is an uncommon entity, which is, in very rare cases, associated to infection of the aorta. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 42-year-old male patient, who was admitted to hospital complaining of tiredness, diarrhea and leg edema. Clinical examination revea...

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Autores principales: Meier, David, Kirsch, Matthias, Qanadli, Salah Dine, Muller, Olivier, Fishman, Daniel, Trana, Catalina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29378612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0699-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29378612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0699-4

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