title: Purulent pericarditis with tamponade in a postpartum patient due to group F streptococcus.
abstract: Bacterial pericarditis with cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening disorder that has been associated with a variety of organisms. There is usually an associated underlying condition or a seeding of the pericardium from an infection elsewhere. We report the development of cardiac tamponade and a subsequent pericardial constriction due to group F streptococcus purulent pericarditis. We believe this to be the first report of a postpartum patient with purulent pericarditis.
authors.affiliation: Abington Memorial Hospital, PA 19001, USA.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Snyder
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D049590:Postpartum Period; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013492:Suppuration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed