Candida albicans purulent pericarditis treated successfully without surgical drainage.

Abstract

Cures of Candida pericarditis reported in the literature uniformly involved surgical drainage of the pericardial space. We report a patient with purulent pericarditis caused by Candida albicans who was treated successfully with antifungal chemotherapy combined with a single pericardiocentesis that did not completely evacuate the pericardial space. This case indicates that thoracotomy with surgical drainage of the pericardium is not mandatory for successful therapy of Candida pericarditis.

• Authors: R Karp, R Meldahl, R McCabe
• Journal: Chest (Chest) Vol. 102 Issue 3 Pg. 953-4 (Sep 1992) ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1516431 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Penicillins
• Amphotericin B
• Flucytosine

Topics

• Amphotericin B (therapeutic use)
• Candidiasis (drug therapy)
• Drainage
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Flucytosine (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Penicillins (therapeutic use)
• Pericarditis (drug therapy, microbiology)