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Case Reports
. 1991 Dec;24(4):286-7.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810240415.

Pneumococcal pericarditis successfully treated with catheter drainage and intravenous antibiotics

A G Kocheril  1 , C Luttmann, A Sadaniantz
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Pneumococcal pericarditis successfully treated with catheter drainage and intravenous antibiotics

A G Kocheril et al. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

Bacterial pericarditis is commonly a disease of children for which the primary treatment is surgical drainage. We report the case of a 19-yr-old patient presenting with pneumococcal pericarditis and tamponade treated successfully with intrapericardial catheter drainage and intravenous antibiotics. The technical aspects are discussed.

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