Primary Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pericarditis in a Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis.
- Author:
Hye Ran KANG
1
;
So Ra KIM
;
Eun Jung LEE
;
Tae Hyong KIM
;
Byoung Won PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shegets@schmc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pericarditis;
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
Renal dialysis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Dyspnea;
Fever;
Humans;
Korea;
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*;
Pericardial Effusion;
Pericarditis*;
Renal Dialysis*;
Vancomycin
- From:Soonchunhyang Medical Science
2014;20(1):42-44
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a 41-year-old man undergoing hemodialysis who presented with a sudden fever and dyspnea. He developed a severe pericardial effusion due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which was identified in both blood and pericardial fluid cultures. He was successfully treated with intravenous vancomycin for 6 weeks. Although such cases are very rare in Korea, the current case describes a primary purulent pericarditis without any other potential infectious foci.
