A Case of Primary Bacterial Pericarditis with Recurrent Cardiac Tamponade.

We present a 49-year-old man with bacterial pericarditis and recurrent cardiac tamponade, which was caused by the rupture of an upper part of the left atrium (LA). According to the autopsy findings, bacteremia from Staphylococcus aureus developed on a substrate of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and spread to the pericardium via the blood. Subsequently, tissue necrosis developed from the pulmonary trunk and aorta to the LA, leading to recurrence of cardiac rupture and cardiac tamponade.
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Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - July 21, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Yoshizane T, Yamamoto T, Hayashi H, Kitamura M, Miyachi H, Hosokawa Y, Akutsu K, Shimizu W Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research