Key result
Surgical drainage of a localized staphylococcal pericardial abscess achieves full clinical recovery.
Why the study?
Purulent pericarditis typically presents as diffuse pericardial involvement but can rarely present as a localized effusion, with limited reports of pericardial abscesses causing localized heart contour bulges.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Localized pericardial abscess may mimic focal contour abnormalities on chest X-ray; extends the known spectrum of purulent pericarditis presentations.
Case Report (n=1)
This represents the first reported case of a Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess presenting as a localized bulge of the heart contour on chest X-ray.
Donk et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Pericardial abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus (n=1). Surgical drainage was evaluated on Recovery. Surgical drainage of a Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess presenting as a localized bulge of the heart contour resulted in a good recovery.
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