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Article: Ubi pus ibi evacua: Staphylococcus aureus pericardial abscess--one more dreadful complication of this pathogen.(Editorial)(Editorial)
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- Southern Medical Journal
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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Pericardial abscess is an extremely rare complication of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, with very few case reports published in the English literature. Delayed diagnosis of this entity may carry severe complications to the patient. The main treatment of a pericardial abscess is percutaneous drainage under echocardiographic or tomographic guidance, or surgical drainage and pericardiectomy, in conjunction with appropriate antimicrobial therapy.
The article by El-Ahdab et al (1) in this issue of the journal provides an important reminder about the virulence of S. aureus. The article describes a young cirrhotic patient with community-acquired Staphylococcus ...