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Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis and Coronary Sinus Endocarditis Caused by Oxacillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Joint Authors
Nakazone, Marcelo A.
Takakura, Isabela T.
Silva, Carolina M. P. D. C.
Maia, Lilia N.
Machado, Maurício N.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper describes a case of a 44-year-old male patient previously healthy admitted with an unusual spontaneous acute bacterial pericarditis associated with coronary sinus mass.
Two-dimensional echocardiography showed large loculated pericardial effusion with signs of diastolic restriction and an image suggesting vegetation in topography of the right atrium coronary sinus.
Pericardial drainage, coronary sinus vegetation resection, and antibiotic therapy with Oxacillin were performed due to Oxacillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus identified on the pericardial effusion and blood culture.
This is a rare condition and a unique combination of a spontaneous acute bacterial pericarditis with coronary sinus endocarditis without cardiac valve compromise.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Machado, Maurício N.& Nakazone, Marcelo A.& Takakura, Isabela T.& Silva, Carolina M. P. D. C.& Maia, Lilia N.. 2010. Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis and Coronary Sinus Endocarditis Caused by Oxacillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Machado, Maurício N.…[et al.]. Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis and Coronary Sinus Endocarditis Caused by Oxacillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513610
American Medical Association (AMA)
Machado, Maurício N.& Nakazone, Marcelo A.& Takakura, Isabela T.& Silva, Carolina M. P. D. C.& Maia, Lilia N.. Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis and Coronary Sinus Endocarditis Caused by Oxacillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Case Reports in Medicine. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513610
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513610