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  • Title: Subacute pericardial abscess after aortic valve replacement: a case report.
    Author: Magnani I, Spadotto A, Paolisso P, Foà A, Savini C, Pacini D, Pizzi C, Galiè N.
    Journal: BMC Infect Dis; 2020 May 13; 20(1):342. PubMed ID: 32404129.
    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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