Purulent pericarditis: subdiaphragmatic suppurative focus

Abstract

Purulent pericarditis is defined as a localized pericardial infection with gross pus formation in the pericardial space. Although purulent pericarditis is now rare in the antibiotic era, it may be life-threatening. We describe a rare case of purulent pericarditis that originated from a subdiaphragmatic suppurative focus in an immunocompromised host.

Keywords

• colorectal cancer
• escherichia coli
• pericarditis
• suppuration