Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report.
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El-Ahdab, F; East, M; Sexton, D; Bashore, T
Published in: South Med J
September 2003
Pericardial abscess is a rare complication of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. We report the case of a 40-year-old man with hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis who presented with high-grade fever and chest pain. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a pericardial mass and computed tomographic scanning and transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of a loculated fluid collection. His illness persisted despite i.v. antibiotics and video-assisted thoracoscopic drainage. The patient was cured after surgical drainage and pericardiectomy.
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South Med J
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ISSN
0038-4348
Publication Date
September 2003
Volume
96
Issue
9
Start / End Page
926 / 927
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Radiography
- Pericardium
- Male
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Humans
- Hepatitis C
- Heart Diseases
- General & Internal Medicine
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El-Ahdab, F., East, M., Sexton, D., & Bashore, T. (2003). Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report. South Med J, 96(9), 926–927. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.SMJ.0000072357.15085.0F
El-Ahdab, Fadi, Mark East, Daniel Sexton, and Thomas Bashore. “Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report.” South Med J 96, no. 9 (September 2003): 926–27. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.SMJ.0000072357.15085.0F.
El-Ahdab F, East M, Sexton D, Bashore T. Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report. South Med J. 2003 Sep;96(9):926–7.
El-Ahdab, Fadi, et al. “Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report.” South Med J, vol. 96, no. 9, Sept. 2003, pp. 926–27. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000072357.15085.0F.
El-Ahdab F, East M, Sexton D, Bashore T. Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report. South Med J. 2003 Sep;96(9):926–927.
Published In
South Med J
DOI
ISSN
0038-4348
Publication Date
September 2003
Volume
96
Issue
9
Start / End Page
926 / 927
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Radiography
- Pericardium
- Male
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Humans
- Hepatitis C
- Heart Diseases
- General & Internal Medicine