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Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis presented with an unusually indolent and prolonged clinical course lacking an identifiable primary source.
This case report describes an atypical, indolent presentation of staphylococcal pericarditis with no identifiable primary source.
Indolent S. aureus pericarditis without source merits consideration in unexplained cases; case report leaves open need for larger series on incidence and management.
Purulent pericarditis is typically an acute and often catastrophic illness. The case presented herein has unusual manifestations of pericarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The clinical course was indolent and prolonged, and unlike the usual case, no primary source could be found.
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Julie H. Tsai (1989) studied this question. Staphylococcus aureus pericarditis presented with an unusually indolent and prolonged clinical course lacking an identifiable primary source.
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