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. 2003 Dec;2(4):626-8.
doi: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00183-X.

Constrictive pericarditis following a pyopericardium due to Staphylococcus aureus

Fadi Farhat  1 , Olivier Dubreuil, Pierre-Georges Durand, Olivier Jegaden
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Constrictive pericarditis following a pyopericardium due to Staphylococcus aureus

Fadi Farhat et al. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented 3 weeks after a purulent pericarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus with a constrictive pericarditis confirmed by computed tomography-scan and haemodynamic findings. Pericardiectomy and epicardiectomy were performed with an excellent immediate and mid-term result. Constrictive pericarditis due to S. aureus is rare and pericardiectomy is associated with a high mortality risk.

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