Abstract

VARGAS CRUZ, Antonio; GOMEZ ALVAREZ, Enrique; JAIME URIBE, Andrés  and  SALGADO ALDAY, María Edith. Purulent pericarditis: Case report. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2006, vol.76, n.1, pp.83-89. ISSN 1665-1731.

Purulent pericarditis is an infrequent disease which affects the pericardium and has a high mortality rate. The diagnosis is suspected in a febrile patient with right cardiac failure and a primary infectious source. However, not all patients present in this form therefore the diagnosis and treatment can be difficult and a real challenge. This report is of a patient with this disease and other etiologic possibilities are discussed.

Keywords : Purulent pericarditis; Pericardium; Pathology.

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