title: Patient with purulent pericarditis: a case doomed to fail?
abstract: Exudative pericarditis, and in particular a purulent type, is a rare condition which requires emergency medical intervention. In our paper we present a case report concerning a patient with purulent pericarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland. lgol@op.pl
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gromadziński
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Januszko-Giergielewicz
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubiak
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pruszczyk
mesh_terms: D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077261:Carvedilol; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004322:Drainage; D004452:Echocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005665:Furosemide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012598:Sclerosis; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013492:Suppuration; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D002227:Carbazoles; D004232:Diuretics; D011412:Propanolamines; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; D000077261:Carvedilol; D014812:Vitamin K; D013148:Spironolactone; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; D005665:Furosemide