Constrictive pericarditis following a pyopericardium due to Staphylococcus aureus.
We report the case of a 58-year-old man who presented 3 weeks after a purulent pericarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus with a constrictive pericarditis confirmed by computed tomography-scan and haemodynamic findings. Pericardiectomy and epicardiectomy were performed with an excellent immediate and mid-term result. Constrictive pericarditis due to S. aureus is rare and pericardiectomy is associated with a high mortality risk.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery B, Unité 31, Professor Jegaden, Louis Pradel Hospital, 28, avenue du doyen Lepine, BP Lyon-Monchat, 69394 Lyon, France. fadi.farhat@chu-lyon.fr
Fadi
F
Farhat
Olivier
O
Dubreuil
Pierre-Georges
PG
Durand
Olivier
O
Jegaden