Polymicrobial Purulent Pericarditis Probably caused by a Broncho-Lymph Node-Pericardial Fistula in a Patient with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis

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Purulent pericarditis is a rare condition with a high mortality rate. We report a case of purulent pericarditis subsequently caused by Candida parapsilosis, Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus, Streptococcus anginosus, Staphylococcus aureus, Prevotella oralis, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a previously healthy 17-year-old boy with mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis. The probable route of infection was a bronchomediastinal lymph node-pericardial fistula. The patient improved with antibiotic, antifungal, and antituberculous medication in addition to pericardiectomy.

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Tuberculous pericarditis; Tuberculous lymphadenitis; Bronchial fistula; Polymicrobial infection; Pericarditis
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Polymicrobial Purulent Pericarditis Probably caused by a Broncho-Lymph Node-Pericardial Fistula in a Patient with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
저자
Lee, Seung; Lee, Kanglok; Ko, Jun Kwon; Park, Jaekeun; Yu, Mi Yeon; Oh, Chang Kyo; Hong, Seung Pyo; Kim, Yeonjae; Lim, Younghyo; Kim, Hyuck; Pail, Hyunjoo
DOI
10.3947/ic.2015.47.4.261
발행일
2015-00
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Article
저널명
Infection and Chemotherapy
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47
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4
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261 ~ 267

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