Key result
Purulent pericarditis from pneumococcal pneumonia is linked to cardiac tamponade in ~75% of cases.
Population
4 patients with pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by pericarditis
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Raises tamponade caution in pneumococcal pericarditis; hypothesis-generating in small Level 5 series.
Case Report (n=4)
Early diagnosis and treatment with antibiotics and pericardiocentesis are crucial in pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis to prevent severe hemodynamic compromise such as cardiac tamponade.
Cillóniz et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis (n=4). Streptococcus pneumoniae-associated pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis was evaluated on Cardiac tamponade. In a case series of 4 patients with pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis, 3 (75%) developed cardiac tamponade as the main complication.
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