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Case Reports
. 1977 May;53(619):265-6.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.53.619.265.

Cardiac tamponade and acute renal failure following Salmonella agona pericarditis

J Webster, J Petersen, N Edward
Case Reports

Cardiac tamponade and acute renal failure following Salmonella agona pericarditis

J Webster et al. Postgrad Med J. 1977 May.

Abstract

A 19-year-old female presented with cardiac tamponade complicated by acute renal failure. Salmonella agona was cultured from pericardial aspirate after repeated pericardiocentesis in several sites. Treatment with ampicillin and intermittent haemodialysis led to complete recovery.

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