title: [Acute purulent pericarditis due to Haemophilus influenzae treated successfully with subxiphoid pericardial drainage; report of a case].
abstract: A surgical case of acute purulent pericarditis in 1-year 2-month old boy who developed pericardial tamponade rapidly is reported. A subxiphoid pericardiectomy through a median incision was performed. Haemophilus influenzae was isolated from the effusion. He recovered successfully with an administration of antibiotics after the drainage procedures and did not develop constructive pericarditis. Our experience suggested that early subxiphoid pericardial drainage was effective in treatment of acute purulent pericarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, School of Medicine, Mie University, Tsu, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takabayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoumura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimono
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimpo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yada
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006192:Haemophilus Infections; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery*