Purulent pericardial effusion is a rare but treatable complication of Salmonella enteritis, particularly in immunosuppressed patients.
Alerts clinicians to rare purulent pericardial effusion in Salmonella enteritis; single case leaves open prospective study.
SUMMARY A 62‐year‐old lady who was receiving corticosteroids for rheumatoid arthritis was admitted suffering from dehydration due to salmonella enteritis. Despite rehydration and appropriate chemotherapy she remained unwell and developed hypotension and elevation of her jugular venous pressure. Echocardiography and subsequent aspiration demonstrated a purulent pericardial effusion from which S typhimurium was cultured. Following aspiration and a change of antibiotic therapy, her condition improved dramatically.
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