Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis
Purulent pericarditis is a rare diagnosis with life-threatening implications due to the rapid accumulation of pericardial material, swiftly progressing to tamponade physiology. The nature of its quickly evolving and severe implications demands a low threshold for diagnostic consideration where appro...
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| author | Kara J. Denby Ryan D. Byrne Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte |
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| description | Purulent pericarditis is a rare diagnosis with life-threatening implications due to the rapid accumulation of pericardial material, swiftly progressing to tamponade physiology. The nature of its quickly evolving and severe implications demands a low threshold for diagnostic consideration where appropriate. We present an unusual case of purulent pericarditis secondary to Streptococcus intermedius in a previously healthy male adolescent without traditional risk factors, which raises the question of whether emergent S. intermedius species may have acquired novel molecular mechanisms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1dbb5fe9401747ea97f772f354cf74e32025-08-20T03:54:37ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/58646945864694Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent PericarditisKara J. Denby0Ryan D. Byrne1Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte2Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USADepartments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USADivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USAPurulent pericarditis is a rare diagnosis with life-threatening implications due to the rapid accumulation of pericardial material, swiftly progressing to tamponade physiology. The nature of its quickly evolving and severe implications demands a low threshold for diagnostic consideration where appropriate. We present an unusual case of purulent pericarditis secondary to Streptococcus intermedius in a previously healthy male adolescent without traditional risk factors, which raises the question of whether emergent S. intermedius species may have acquired novel molecular mechanisms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5864694 |
| spellingShingle | Kara J. Denby Ryan D. Byrne Oscar G. Gómez-Duarte Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis |
| title_full | Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis |
| title_fullStr | Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis |
| title_short | Streptococcus intermedius: An Unusual Case of Purulent Pericarditis |
| title_sort | streptococcus intermedius an unusual case of purulent pericarditis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/5864694 |
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