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Propionibacterium acnes infection can present as opportunistic pericarditis complicated by cardiac tamponade.
Propionibacterium acnes, typically a colonizer, can cause pericarditis complicated by tamponade.
May warrant considering P. acnes in atypical pericarditis with tamponade; case report leaves open questions on incidence and management.
Propionibacterium acnes typically colonizes the oropharynx and skin but may cause postoperative infections and opportunistic infections, especially when a foreign device is present. We report a case of pericarditis due to P. acnes complicated by tamponade.
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Seshabhattar et al. (2011) studied this question. Propionibacterium acnes infection can present as opportunistic pericarditis complicated by cardiac tamponade.
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