Varghese Vincent, George Jon C
Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular Medicine, 200 Trenton Road, Browns Mills, NJ 08015, USA.
J Invasive Cardiol. 2011 May;23(5):E110-2.
Purulent pericarditis, once a common entity associated with intrathoracic infections, such as pneumonia and empyema, has become an infrequent illness in the post-antibiotic era. Prompt recognition and therapy are vital in improving disease-related mortality. Herein, we describe a rare case of Haemophilus influenzae type B purulent pericarditis and associated cardiac tamponade. Antibiotic therapy, pericardial drainage, and subsequent pericardiectomy were performed with resolution of illness.
脓性心包炎曾是一种与胸腔内感染（如肺炎和脓胸）相关的常见病症，在抗生素时代已变得不常见。及时识别和治疗对于降低疾病相关死亡率至关重要。在此，我们描述一例罕见的B型流感嗜血杆菌脓性心包炎及相关心脏压塞病例。通过抗生素治疗、心包引流及随后的心包切除术，患者病情得以缓解。
