[Patient with purulent pericarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis complicated by tamponade].
We report a case of a 64-year-old male patient with a history of advanced chronic heart failure, who was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of decompensated right heart failure. Chronic tamponade was diagnosed and conservative treatment was administered. Due to the lack of improvement, surgical drainage of the pericardial sack was performed and Salmonella enteritidis was cultured from the pericardial fluid. After a month the patient fully recovered and was discharged.
Górecki
Bartosz
B
Akademickie Centrum Medycyny Morskiej i Tropikalnej, Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Akademii Medycznej, Gdańsk. bartekgorecki108@yahoo.com
Flasiński
Jacek
J
Górski
Jacek
J
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents