Pseudomonal pericarditis complicating cystic fibrosis

Patients with advanced cystic fibrosis typically have chronic bacterial inf ection of the upper and lower respiratory tracts, but rarely develop extrap ulmonary sites of infection. We report a case of purulent pericarditis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a patient with cystic fibrosis and no other ri sk factors for pericarditis. This is a previously unreported complication i n cystic fibrosis prior to lung transplantation. Pediatr Pulmonol, 1999; 27 :62-64. (C) 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.