Korean Circ J.  2002 Jan;32(1):80-84. 10.4070/kcj.2002.32.1.80.

A Case of Acute Purulent Pericarditis, Caused by Klebsiella Pneumoniae, without Preceeding Diseases

• Bang S
• Kwon S
• Kim BC
• Maeng HY
• Kim JH
• Cho DK
• Yoon YW
• Ryu SK
• Choi D

• KMID: 1643999
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2002.32.1.80

Abstract

Acute pericarditis may be caused by a variety of disorders. Most cases of acute pericarditis without any initial apparent cause are idiopathic, although presumably viral in origin. While staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumonias and streptococcus pyogens were the predominant organisms recovered prior to 1950, gram negative bacilli, anaerobic bacteria and fungus were recovered after 1950. These changes of the etiologic diversity of acute pericarditis were related to the development and advances of cardiac surgery, antibiotics, chemotherapy for cancer and immunosuppressive treatments. It is important for the therapy of acute bacterial pericarditis to establish the proper regimen of antibiotics and to drain pericardial effusion, if needed. We report a case of acute pericarditis, caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae, an uncommon pathogen that caused purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade.

Keyword

Pericarditis; Klebsiella pneumoniae

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteria, Anaerobic
Cardiac Tamponade
Drug Therapy
Fungi
Klebsiella pneumoniae*
Klebsiella*
Pericardial Effusion
Pericarditis*
Pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus
Thoracic Surgery
Anti-Bacterial Agents