title: Purulent pericarditis and pericardiac tamponade in a pregnant hemodialysis patient: A case report.
abstract: Bacterial pericarditis is rare in chronic hemodialysis and has poor prognosis. In this case, we report a pregnant hemodialysis patient who developed purulent bacterial pericarditis and pericardiac tamponade in the 28th week of her pregnancy, and who had delivered a healthy living baby.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Clinic, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma Ulku
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Clinic, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Begum
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Clinic, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mevlut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koc
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Pregnancy; hemodialysis; pericarditis