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Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Disseminated MRSA infection with purulent pericarditis
  1. Pradeep Kumar Mada⇑,
  2. Beth Cady,
  3. Anajana De silva,
  4. Mohammad Alam
  1. Department of Infectious diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Pradeep Kumar Mada; pmada{at}lsuhsc.edu

Summary

The risk of developing pericarditis secondary to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in the absence of preceding surgical procedure is extremely low. We present a case report of a 36-year-old woman who developed disseminated MRSA infection leading to purulent pericarditis.

  • Infections
  • Drugs and medicines
  • Cardiovascular system

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218463

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors The following authors have contributed in the preparation of the manuscript.

      PKM,

      BC,

      ADS,

      MA.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.