1. Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report
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A Spadotto, Pasquale Paolisso, Carlo Savini, I Magnani, Davide Pacini, Nazzareno Galiè, Alberto Foà, Carmine Pizzi, Magnani I., Spadotto A., Paolisso P., Foa A., Savini C., Pacini D., Pizzi C., and Galie N.
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Male ,Constrictive pericarditis ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Prosthesis-Related Infections ,Pericardial abscess ,Case Report ,Computed tomography ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Gout Suppressants ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Purulent pericarditis ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Aortic valve replacement ,Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 ,Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography ,medicine ,Escherichia coli ,Humans ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,Abscess ,Escherichia coli Infections ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Pericardial absce ,Pericarditis, Constrictive ,Aortic Valve Stenosis ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,Treatment Outcome ,Infectious Diseases ,Positron emission tomography ,Cardiothoracic surgery ,Pericardial diseases ,Constrictive pericarditi ,Radiology ,Colchicine ,business ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
Background Purulent pericarditis is an infectious disease, frequently caused by gram-positive bacteria, that is rarely observed in healthy individuals, and is often associated with predisposing conditions. Case presentation Here, we present the case of an Escherichia coli post-surgical localized purulent pericarditis complicated by transient constrictive pericarditis and its diagnostic and therapeutic management. Conclusions Our case report focuses on the importance of imaging-guided treatment of purulent pericardial diseases, in particular on the emerging role of 18 F-labelled 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in pericardial diseases and on the management of transient constrictive pericarditis, often seen after thoracic surgery.
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- 2020
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