Pericardiectomy for pleuropericardial effusion complicating bacterial pneumonia

Andrea Quarti; Fernando Maria De Benedictis; Elli Soura; Marco Pozzi

doi:10.1155/2010/715953

Pericardiectomy for pleuropericardial effusion complicating bacterial pneumonia

Andrea Quarti, Fernando Maria De Benedictis, Elli Soura, Marco Pozzi

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Severe pericardial effusion is a rare complication of bacterial pneumonia and it usually disappears under medical treatment. Herein we report a case of a girl with a congenital immunodeficient syndrome and bacterial pneumonia, who developed recurrent and life-threatening pericardial effusion refractory to medical treatment. She was finally treated with pericardiectomy.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	715953
Journal	Case Reports in Medicine
Volume	2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/715953
State	Published - 2010

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