Purulent Bacterial Pericarditis: Rare Yet Lethal

Emily S Lee; Charlie Lin; Jena Pizula; Kruti A Pandya; Anilkumar O Mehra; Helga Van Herle

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102282

Purulent Bacterial Pericarditis: Rare Yet Lethal

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Mar 4;29(7):102282. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102282. eCollection 2024 Apr 3.

Authors

Emily S Lee¹, Charlie Lin^{1

2}, Jena Pizula^{1

2}, Kruti A Pandya^{1

2}, Anilkumar O Mehra^{1

2}, Helga Van Herle^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Abstract

Bacterial pericarditis is a rare phenomenon that progresses rapidly and carries high mortality. Patients presenting with new pericardial effusions are often evaluated for concomitant rheumatologic, oncologic, and infectious diseases. We present a complex case of purulent pericarditis with pneumopericardium.

Keywords: bacterial pericarditis; pneumopericardium; purulent pericarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports