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Primary purulent pericarditis and secondary endocarditis: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2014

Kyle Bielefeld ,
Matthew J. O'Connor  and
Ronnie T. Collins
Kyle Bielefeld
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Matthew J. O'Connor
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Ronnie T. Collins*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, UAMS, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
*
Correspondence to: R. T. Collins, 1 Children's Way, Mail Slot 512-4, Little Rock, AR 72202, United States of America. Tel: (501) 364-1479; Fax: (501) 364-3667; E-mail: rtcollins@uams.edu
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Abstract

Purulent pericarditis is a rare diagnosis to be made. It is exceedingly rare as a primary infection. We describe the case of an 18-month-old boy who presented with primary purulent pericarditis and developed a secondary endocarditis. Current literature on the subject is reviewed and discussed.

Keywords

Pericarditisendocarditisechocardiographypaediatricscase report
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 563 - 566
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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