title: Clostridium sordellii as a cause of constrictive pericarditis with pyopericardium and tamponade.
abstract: Systemic infections caused by Clostridium sordellii are rare. They are usually reported in cases of skin and soft tissue infections and sometimes in cases of toxic shock syndrome involving exotoxins. We report here the first case of Clostridium sordellii infection associated with acute constrictive pericarditis and with pyopericardium and tamponade.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. drramach@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Tej
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bahadur
authors.forename: Parul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Pallavi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D047989:Paraclostridium sordellii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S