Staphylococcal pericarditis. An atypical presentation

Tsai, J.; Shands, J.W.

Archives of Internal Medicine 149(4): 953-954

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9926
PMID: 2705850
Document Number: 341533
Purulent pericarditis is typically an acute and often catastrophic illness. The case presented herein has unusual manifestations of pericarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. The clinical course was indolent and prolonged, and unlike the usual case, no primary source could be found.

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