Hung MJ, Wang CH, Liu DW, Cherng WJ. Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Purulent Pericardial Effusion due to Non-Gas-Forming Organisms.
Echocardiography 1998;
15:489-492. [PMID:
11175068 DOI:
10.1111/j.1540-8175.1998.tb00636.x]
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Abstract
We present the case of a 55-year-old man who developed massive pericardial effusion with tamponade within a 5-day period. During transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiographic examination, spontaneous echo contrast was visualized in pericardial effusion. A diagnosis of polymicrobial pyopericarditis was made when urgent pericardiocentesis revealed a significantly foul odor and purulent fluid that grew a culture of aerobes. After surgical drainage and appropriate antimicrobial therapy, this patient's pyopericarditis resolved. It was suggested that spontaneous echo contrast in pericardial effusion could be induced by non-gas-forming pyogenic cells.
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