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Pericarditis due to an unusual microorganismin an immunocompromised patient [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(6): 507-511 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2018.51931

Pericarditis due to an unusual microorganismin an immunocompromised patient

Flora Özkalaycı1, Mehtap Aydın2, Hakan Altay1, Umut Kocabaş1, Seçkin Pehlivanoğlu1
1Department of Cardiology, Başkent University İstanbul Hospital Medical Research Center, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of Infectious Disease, Başkent University İstanbul Hospital Medical Research Center, İstanbul, Turkey

A 77-year-old man with a past medical history of myelodysplastic syndrome, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and chronic atrial fibrillation presented at the hematology outpatient clinic with progressive shortness of breath, weakness, and chest and back pain. Echocardiography was performed and the patient was diagnosed with severe pericardial effusion near the right ventricle. Pericardial drainage was performed. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae was isolated from the pericardial fluid. Complications of respiratory and renal failure developed during follow-up. The clinical and laboratory findings of vegetation on the tricuspid valve, pericardial effusion, and atrial fibrillation with a low heart rate suggested possible pancarditis. A multidisciplinary treatment approach with the cardiology and infectious disease departments was critical to successful management of this case.

Keywords: Endocarditis, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, myocarditis; pancarditis; pericarditis

How to cite this article
Flora Özkalaycı, Mehtap Aydın, Hakan Altay, Umut Kocabaş, Seçkin Pehlivanoğlu. Pericarditis due to an unusual microorganismin an immunocompromised patient. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(6): 507-511

Corresponding Author: Flora Özkalaycı, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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