Pyopericardium with cardiac tamponade caused by pyogenic liver abscess: a case report
Abstract Introduction Purulent bacterial pericarditis is a potentially fatal disease with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated. Case presentation We present the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian male patient who developed cardiac tamponade, most likely caused by a pyogenic liver abscess com...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-05014-z |
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| Summary: | Abstract Introduction Purulent bacterial pericarditis is a potentially fatal disease with mortality rates reaching 100% if left untreated. Case presentation We present the case of a 33-year-old Caucasian male patient who developed cardiac tamponade, most likely caused by a pyogenic liver abscess communicating with the pericardium. Treatment with antibiotics, extended sepsis therapy, and drainage of the abscess led to a full recovery. Conclusion This report describes a rare but potentially fatal differential diagnosis of aortic dissection and serves as a reminder that lives abscesses can manifest unexpectedly. Clinical signs and symptoms of tamponade can be mistaken as sepsis. In this particular case, the combination of a septic abscess and tamponade caused by pyopericardium posed a diagnostic challenge. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-1947 |