Successful management of Listeria monocytogenes pericarditis: case report and review of the literature

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2011

Autores

Vasco Dias (Autor) Outra; Sofia Cabral (Autor) Outra; Diana Anjo (Autor) Outra; Miguel Vieira (Autor) Outra; Nuno Antunes (Autor) Outra; Graziela Carvalheiras (Autor) Outra; Catarina Gomes (Autor) Outra; Ana Meireles (Autor) Outra; Teresa Mendonca (Autor) FCUP; Severo Torres (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Acta Cardiologica

Vol. 66

Páginas: 537-538

ISSN: 0001-5385

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citações

Scopus - 4 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina clínica

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-NYT

DOI: 10.2143/ac.66.4.2126608

Abstract (EN): Listeria monocyto genes, although an uncommon cause of illness in the general population, is feared principally because of the morbidity and mortality associated with CNS infections. Cardiovascular involvement with L. monocytogenes is very rare, and has been limited to endocarditis. We describe a case of Listeria pericarditis, which occurred in a 60-year-old man with Child-Pugh B cirrhosis who presented to the emergency department with asthenia, anorexia, and respiratory distress. The echocardiogram showed severe pericardial effusion and after pericardiocentesis, L. monocytogenes was isolated in the culture of pericardial fluid. After surgical pericardiectomy with draining of the pericardial effusion and antibiotic treatment with ampicillin, the patient experienced a slow, but full recovery. Documentation of L. monocytogenes pericarditis is an extremely rare entity with very scarce reports in medical literature, and is usually associated with a very poor prognosis. A case report is presented together with a review of the literature.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 2