Polymicrobial Purulent Pericarditis From a Pancreatico-Pericardial Fistula
oleh: Christopher Richardson, DO, Mark Cromer, MD, Luis Tatem, MD, Raymond Wade, MD, Derek Russell, MD
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2024-04-01 |
Deskripsi
A 54-year-old male with chronic pancreatitis presented with dyspnea. Computed tomography scans demonstrated a subdiaphragmatic fluid collection with pericardial fistulization. Pericardial fluid cultures were polymicrobial in nature. Purulent pericarditis is rare but carries a high mortality rate. We present the first documented case of pancreatico-pericardial fistulization causing purulent pericarditis.