Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Positive Pericardial Abscess Presenting in a Hemodialysis Patient

Purulent pericarditis is an uncommon infection of the pericardial space that can very rarely present as a pericardial abscess. Infection by hematogenous spread in dialysis patients is among the predisposing risk factors that can lead to purulent pericarditis. Herein, we present a pericardial abscess...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zarour, Christopher C, Dervishi, Mario, Fuguet, Daniel, Al-bahbahanee, Zahraa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7550242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062528
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10411
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Sumario:Purulent pericarditis is an uncommon infection of the pericardial space that can very rarely present as a pericardial abscess. Infection by hematogenous spread in dialysis patients is among the predisposing risk factors that can lead to purulent pericarditis. Herein, we present a pericardial abscess case due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in a male patient with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis. The patient has a past surgical history of two prior pericardial effusions due to uremic pericarditis.

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