The complications of staphylococcal septicaemia are many and varied, according to the age group affected. In the adult, acute bacterial endocarditis, pneumonia (which may be further complicated by acute pyogenic pericarditis), osteomyelitis and focal abscess formation in the liver, spleen, kidney and brain may all occur. In childhood, staphylococcal pneumonia with its attendant danger of pyopne...

The complications of staphylococcal septicaemia are many and varied, according to the age group affected. In the adult, acute bacterial endocarditis, pneumonia (which may be further complicated by acute pyogenic pericarditis), osteomyelitis and focal abscess formation in the liver, spleen, kidney and brain may all occur. In childhood, staphylococcal pneumonia with its attendant danger of pyopne...

TOPIC: Signs and Symptoms of Chest Diseases TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Pericarditis may not always present with definitive symptoms. This case examines the best utilization diagnostic imaging tests used to confirm pericarditis, as well most effective treatment regimen. CASE PRESENTATION: A 26 year old female a history lupus presented emergency department worsening...

Diseases of the pericardium commonly manifest in one of three ways: acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion and constrictive pericarditis. In the developed world, the most common cause of acute pericarditis is viral or idiopathic disease, while in the developing world tuberculous aetiology, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, is commonplace owing to the high prevalence of HIV. This article pro...

[Indian J Tuberc 2005; 52:207-210] Summary: A 22-year male patient presented as bilateral chylous pleural effusion. There was no evidence of intra-abdominal or pulmonary pathology. Further investigation proved constrictive pericarditis as the most likely etiology. Patient underwent pericardiectomy by a cardio thoracic surgeon. The diagnosis was of tuberculous pericarditis. Patient responded to ...

Recurrent pericarditis is probably the most common and troublesome complication of pericarditis, affecting about 20% to 30% of patients after a first attack of acute pericarditis. Recurrent pericarditis is defined as the recurrence of symptoms and signs of pericarditis after an arbitrary symptom-free interval of 6 weeks. A minimal symptom-free interval of 4 to 6 weeks after the index attack is ...

Acute purulent pericarditis, although rare in modern antibiotic era, is a life-threatening condition requiring timely diagnosis and aggressive treatment modalities. We report successfully treated previously healthy immunocompetent 23 years old male patient diagnosed as secondary acute pericarditis caused by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus with primary skin abscess. The initially pre...

Myocarditis and pericarditis are uncommon complications of human rickettsial, ehrlichial and Bartonella infections. Myocardial inflammation usually occurs in the setting of acute disseminated infection. Organisms associated with myocarditis include: Rickettsia rickettsii, R. conorii, Orientia tsutsugamushi, Coxiella burnetii, Anaplasma phagocytophila (the causative agent of Human Granulocytic E...

The usage of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) since 1980s is becoming more popular these days. The rate of both, endocarditis and constrictive pericarditis are low but it still needs attention. We are reporting a rare case of ICD endocarditis as a result of toe infection in a diabetic patient. This was followed by infectious pericarditis after device removal by open heart surgery and the...