Idiopathic hemodynamically unstable polymicrobial purulent pericarditis: a rare case presentation

Abstract Purulent pericarditis is an extremely rare disease accounting for <1% of pericarditis cases. Purulent pericarditis with hemodyamically unstable tamponade if untreated is fatal. Furthermore, although idiopathic polymicrobial disease is documented, a combination Haemophilus parainfluenzae,...

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Main Authors: Suhaib Ased, Andrew Nathan Payne, Calvin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12202