Purulent Pericarditis : A Case Report

Authors

  • Manoch Buranachokphaisan

Abstract

    A case report of a 57 years old man presented with fever and fatigue for 2 months. Chest X-Ray shows cardiomegaly and electrocardiogram shows low QRS complex amplitude. Echocardiogram shows pericardial effusion and pericardiocentesis was done. Pus culture grew Streptococcus viridans so purulent pericarditis, which is a rare disease, was diagnosed. He was responsed well to antibiotics and subxiphoid pericardial drainage.

Keywords : purulent pericarditis, pericardial effusion, Streptococcus viridans

Published

2020-05-27

Issue

Section

Case Report