Key result
Intrapericardial catheter drainage plus antibiotics successfully resolves pneumococcal pericarditis complicated by cardiac tamponade.
Why the study?
Bacterial pericarditis is commonly a disease of children primarily treated with surgical drainage, but alternative treatments in adults are less described.
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Population
19-year-old patient with pneumococcal pericarditis and tamponade
Comparison
Intrapericardial catheter drainage and intravenous antibiotics
Design
Case report
May support catheter drainage plus antibiotics in select young adults with bacterial pericarditis; hypothesis-generating, prospective trials needed.
Bacterial pericarditis is commonly a disease of children for which the primary treatment is surgical drainage. We report the case of a 19-yr-old patient presenting with pneumococcal pericarditis and tamponade treated successfully with intrapericardial catheter drainage and intravenous antibiotics. The technical aspects are discussed.
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Kocheril et al. (1991) studied this question. Intrapericardial catheter drainage combined with intravenous antibiotics successfully treated a 19-year-old patient presenting with pneumococcal pericarditis and cardiac tamponade.
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