title: Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a patient with liver cirrhosis: case report.
abstract: Pericardial abscess is a rare complication of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. We report the case of a 40-year-old man with hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis who presented with high-grade fever and chest pain. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a pericardial mass and computed tomographic scanning and transesophageal echocardiography confirmed the presence of a loculated fluid collection. His illness persisted despite i.v. antibiotics and video-assisted thoracoscopic drainage. The patient was cured after surgical drainage and pericardiectomy.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity*