| Literature DB >> 28470013 |
Ryan C Maves1,2,3, Michael S Tripp1,2, Tracy Franzos4, Scott C Wallace1,5, Benjamin J Drinkwine1,6, Todd C Villines7,8.
Abstract
Streptococcus anginosus group pericarditis is rare. A 24-year-old male soldier presented for care at a military clinic in Afghanistan with shock and cardiac tamponade requiring emergent pericardial drainage and aeromedical evacuation. We review the patient's case, the need for serial pericardial drainage, and the available literature on this disorder.Entities:
Keywords: Operation Enduring Freedom; Streptococcus anginosus; cardiac tamponade; pericarditis
Year: 2017 PMID: 28470013 PMCID: PMC5407183 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw267
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis ISSN: 2328-8957 Impact factor: 3.835