Chiba Y, Uesaka T, Ohara H, Sasaki M, Morioka K, Hiramatsu Y, Ihaya A, Muraoka R
Second Department of Surgery, Fukui Medical School.
Kyobu Geka. 1990 Aug;43(9):747-9.
A case of infective endocarditis which was complicated with hemorrhagic fibrinous pericarditis was reported. The hemorrhagic fibrinous pericarditis is a rare complication of infective endocarditis of the aortic root and is observed massive hemorrhage into the pericardial space. These patients should be considered for the aortic valve replacement early in the course of the disease.
