title: [Purulent pericarditis with a subacute constrictive course. Apropos of a case. Review of the literature].
abstract: A case of purulent pericarditis due to Hemophilus influenzae is reported. In spite of management by antibiotics and pericardial drainage, the disease ran a subacute course towards pericardial constriction. Fifty-two previously reported cases are reviewed. The most important clinical and paraclinical features are analyzed. Emphasis is put on the factors which promote subacute pericardial constriction.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Péricardite purulente d'évolution constrictive subaiguë. A propos d'un cas. Revue de la littérature.