Spontaneous contrast in the pericardial sac caused by gas-forming organisms.
Purulent pericarditis is a life-threatening disease associated with a variety of microorganisms. The case presented herein has unusual manifestations of contrast echoes on two-dimensional echocardiography. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pericarditis caused by gas-forming group D Streptococcus and Klebsiella pneumoniae with pyopericardium, resulting in contrast echoes on the two-dimensional echocardiographic image.
Ku
C S
CS
Division of Cardiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Hsiung
M C
MC
Hsu
T L
TL
Ding
Y A
YA
Shieh
S M
SM
D004452:Echocardiography; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013492:Suppuration
D005740:Gases