Melioidosis: a rare cause of constrictive pericarditis

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1345-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.269. Epub 2014 Aug 6.

Authors

Chun Pong Wong¹, Wenjie Huang², Quek Wei Yong², Hee Hwa Ho²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: chunpongw@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.

PMID: 25135327
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.269

No abstract available

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Constrictive pericarditis; Melioidosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Melioidosis / complications*
Melioidosis / diagnostic imaging*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / diagnostic imaging*
Pericarditis, Constrictive / etiology*
Ultrasonography