PNEUMOCOCCAL PERICARDITIS WITH TAMPONADE TREATED BY PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE

Authors
LANDIER C OBYRNE P POITRINEAU O AKLI J JANVOIE B HENNEQUIN C
Citation
C. Landier et al., PNEUMOCOCCAL PERICARDITIS WITH TAMPONADE TREATED BY PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 74(33-34), 1998, pp. 1242-1244
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
74
Issue
33-34
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1242 - 1244
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1998)74:33-34<1242:PPWTTB>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Pneumococcal pericarditis is usually treated by surgical drainage and antimicrobial therapy. In a 60-year-old man with tamponade due to pneu mococcal pericarditis, a drain was inserted percutaneously under the x yphoid process using ultrasound guidance. The drain was left in place for 11 days. Antimicrobials were given systemically and injected into the pericardial cavity. The immediate and five-month outcomes were fav orable. The respective roles of medical and surgical therapy are discu ssed.