Bronchomediastinal fistula presenting as purulent pericarditis in a healthy 32-year-old man

Aiman Smer; Alok Saurav; Ahmed Abuzaid; Ojas Bansal; Nawras Abuhamidah; Ayan Mohamed; Natchiket Patel; Mooss Aryan

doi:10.1016/j.jccase.2014.09.007

Bronchomediastinal fistula presenting as purulent pericarditis in a healthy 32-year-old man

Aiman Smer, Alok Saurav, Ahmed Abuzaid, Ojas Bansal, Nawras Abuhamidah, Ayan Mohamed, Natchiket Patel, Mooss Aryan

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Abstract

Acute purulent pericarditis is rarely caused by anaerobic bacteria and it is almost always a complication of another disease process. Esophagomediastinal fistula, odontogenic, or pleuropulmonary infections have been reported to be the primary source of purulent pericarditis. If not diagnosed and treated promptly, purulent pericarditis is usually a fatal disease. We describe a case of bronchomediastinal fistula as sequels from a necrotizing parenchymal infection, leading on to secondary mediastinitis and pleuropericardial involvement in an immunocompetent patient..

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	35-37
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Cardiology Cases
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2014.09.007
State	Published - Jan 1 2015

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Smer, A., Saurav, A., Abuzaid, A., Bansal, O., Abuhamidah, N., Mohamed, A., Patel, N., & Aryan, M. (2015). Bronchomediastinal fistula presenting as purulent pericarditis in a healthy 32-year-old man. Journal of Cardiology Cases, 11(1), 35-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jccase.2014.09.007

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