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A case report of purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade: echocardiographic findings.

AbstractA five year old girl with cardiac tamponade due to purulent pericarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus was treated successfully with a combination therapy of appropriate antibiotics and surgical open drainage. Right atrial collapse was observed during early systole using two-dimensional echocardiography. This case illustrated the usefulness of echocardiography for early detection and treatment of cardiac tamponade in pediatric patients.
AuthorsK Abo, Y Agata, S Hiraishi, K Yashiro, M Machii, S Nakae (Affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.)
JournalActa paediatrica Japonica; Overseas edition (Acta Paediatr Jpn) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 80-3 (Feb 1992) ISSN: 0374-5600 [Print] JAPAN
PMID1580157 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics
  • Cardiac Tamponade (etiology, ultrasonography)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Echocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pericarditis (complications, therapy)
  • Staphylococcal Infections (complications, therapy)

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