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A case report of purulent pericarditis caused by Candida albicans: Delayed complication forty-years after esophageal surgery.
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- Candida Albicans Purulent Pericarditis Complicated by Cardiac Tamponade in a Critically Ill Burn Patient: A Case Report.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2026Article
- Fungal Pericarditis-A Systematic Review of 101 Cases.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Candida pericarditis and tamponade from a malignant pericardio-oesophageal fistula.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Case report: cardiac tamponade secondary to candida pericarditis.Journal of surgical case reports · 2024Article
- Pericarditis due to Campylobacter coli infection: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and HHV-8 from a large pericardial effusion in an HIV-positive patient with COVID-19 and clinically diagnosed Kaposi sarcoma: a case report.Tropical medicine and health · 2022Article
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- A Rare Case of Candida Pericarditis Associated with Esophagopericardial Fistula.The American journal of case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
rationaleCandida pericarditis is a rare condition with high mortality. Risk factors include thoracic surgery and immunosuppression. We report a case of candida pericarditis which developed forty-years after esophageal reconstruction surgery. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 42-year-old female presented with nausea, abdominal discomfort, and chest pain, and was found to have a cardiac tamponade secondary to candida pericarditis. Her notable risk factor was colonic interposition done during her infancy for esophageal atresia. DIAGNOSES: The patient underwent emergent pericardial window where 500cc of purulent fluid was drained. The pericardial fluid culture grew Candida albicans.
interventionsEsophagram did not show any visible leak and the patient improved with surgical drainage and antifungal treatment with Caspofungin. Caspofungin was continued intravenously for a total of four weeks and was switched to fluconazole. OUTCOMES: An Echocardiogram performed one month after pericardial window revealed trivial pericardial effusion. Serum beta-D-glucan at the time was negative. LESSONS: This report highlights that candida pericarditis infection could occur as a late complication of colonic interposition. We also demonstrate the utility of using an echinocandin in treating this entity.
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