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Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther · Mar 2013
Case Reports[Case report: Purulent pericarditis caused by candida species--a rare but life-threatening disease in intensive care medicine].
- Mario Hensel, Remco Reinartz, Christina Koch, Irit Nachtigall, and Rudolf Marnitz.
- Abteilung für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin der Park-Klinik Weissensee, Berlin. hensel@park-klinik.com
- Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 2013 Mar 1;48(3):144-9.
AbstractWe report a case of a male patient with drug abuse in his medical history who was hospitalized because of a community acquired pneumonia. Subsequently the patient developed an acute lung injury (ARDS) and a fulminant purulent pericarditis accompanied by a pericardial effusion. Caused by the pericardial tamponade cardiac function was severely restricted. Due to fast diagnosis and immediate adequate therapy such as systemic anti-fungal treatment, pericardiocentesis, percutaneous drainage, and later surgical intervention the patient was treated successfully. This article describes etiology, pathophysiology and symptoms of purulent Candida-pericarditis and gives a review of existing literature regarding this extremely rare disease. In addition therapeutic options are discussed.© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York.
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