A pneumococcal purulent pericarditis revealing a pneumonia and complicated by an acute cardiac tamponade

Pierrick Cronier; Baptiste Eugène; Stéphanie Passefort; Raymond Gryman

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2011.09.010

A pneumococcal purulent pericarditis revealing a pneumonia and complicated by an acute cardiac tamponade

J Cardiol Cases. 2011 Nov 4;5(1):e61-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.09.010. eCollection 2012 Feb.

Authors

Pierrick Cronier¹, Baptiste Eugène¹, Stéphanie Passefort¹, Raymond Gryman¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, Hôpital André Grégoire, 55 boulevard Boissière, 93100 Montreuil sous Bois, France.

Abstract

Purulent pericarditis secondary to pneumococcal pneumonia is a rare entity, and often underestimated despite being associated with a high mortality rate. We report a case of a man who developed a cardiac tamponade related to a previously unknown pneumococcal pneumonia. In conclusion, we emphasize the need of repeated clinical and echocardiographic exams.

Keywords: Pneumococcal pneumonia; Purulent pericarditis; Surgical pericardial drainage; Tamponade.

Publication types

Case Reports