title: Pyopericardium followed by constrictive pericarditis due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
abstract: Pyopericardium is a rare entity associated with a high mortality. We report a case of a 44-year old man presenting with simultaneous constrictive pericarditis and pyopericardium due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Pericardiectomy and epicardiectomy were performed without cardiopulmonary bypass, with an excellent result.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Cardiac Surgery Department, Evangelismos General Hospital, Athens, Greece. athanasekrassas@hotmail.fr
authors.forename: Athanassios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krassas
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakellaridis
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Argyriou
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Charitos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003353:Corynebacterium diphtheriae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004165:Diphtheria / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010496:Pericardium / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents