title: Rapidly progressive effusive constrictive pericarditis caused by methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). samraakhtar@hotmail.com.
abstract: Effusive-constrictive pericarditis is a clinical syndrome characterized by concurrent pericardial effusion and pericardial constriction, where constrictive hemodynamics are persistent after effusion is drained. It may present at any point along the clinical course, from the occurrence of an effusion to the development of chronic pericardial constriction. We refer an unusual case of effusive constrictive pericarditis developing rapidly within days, following purulent pericarditis secondary to chest trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology. Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad.
authors.forename: Naveed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akhtar
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalid
authors.forename: Waqas
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rasheed
mesh_terms: D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy / Q000379:methods; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult