Pericardial abscess: The corollary of disseminated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus following diabetic foot ulcer infection.
Med J Malaysia
; 75(6): 742-744, 2020 11.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) purulent pericarditis, characterised by frank pus collection or microscopic pyogenic effusion in the pericardium represents the most serious form of pericardial infection. The route of MRSA acquisition in pericardial abscess commonly occurs via the blood stream infection and it is more commonly observed among immunocompromised individuals. To date, diabetic foot ulcer infection rarely disseminates and becomes a nidus for pericardial infection. Herein, we report an unusual case of MRSA pericardial abscess in a 44-year-old man who presented at Hospital Seri Manjung, Malaysia with cardiac tamponade. Past medical history indicated that he was recently treated for infected diabetic foot ulcer with MRSA bacteraemia one week earlier. Despite adequate pericardial drainage and extended parenteral vancomycin therapy, this case ended in fatality on day 42 of admission due to nosocomial infection. It is hoped that this report serves to increase the vigilance among clinicians that diabetic foot ulcer infections have the potential to progress to pericardial abscess in the presence of MRSA bacteraemia, although they may appear seemingly innocuous at presentation. Systemic vancomycin must be instituted promptly when MRSA bacteraemia is confirmed in order to circumvent the propagation of MRSA.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones Estafilocócicas
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Pie Diabético
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente a Meticilina
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Med J Malaysia
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Malasia
Pais de publicación:
Malasia