Key result
Radical pericardiectomy successfully treats Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a 10-year-old cord blood transplant recipient.
Why the study?
Management of Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess following double-unit unrelated cord blood transplantation in beta-thalassemia major is not well described.
Population
10-year-old boy with beta-thalassemia major after double-unit unrelated cord blood transplantation
Comparison
Radical pericardiectomy after unsuccessful pericardial tube drainage and antibiotics
Design
Case report
Follow-up
14 months post-transplant
Authors
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Supports considering pericardiectomy in post-transplant abscess; leaves open optimal strategies in pediatric HSCT.
Case Report (n=1)
Radical pericardiectomy can be a successful life-saving intervention for severe Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in immunocompromised pediatric patients post-transplant.
Chung et al. (2007) conducted a case report in beta-thalassemia major and Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess (n=1). Radical pericardiectomy was evaluated on Clinical outcome and chimerism. Radical pericardiectomy successfully treated a Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess in a 10-year-old boy following cord blood transplantation, with full donor chimerism at 14 months.
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