title: Salmonella pericarditis in a patient with primary idiopathic chylopericardium.
abstract: We report a case of a 40-year-old man with chylopericardium who developed purulent pericarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis. Thoracoscopic pericardiotomy with debridement effectively controlled the pericardial infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Showa-ku, Tsurumai-cho, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Kikuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigemitsu
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Shouichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Munehisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D012477:Salmonella enteritidis