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ArticleJournal of the Saudi Heart Association2026

Candida Albicans Purulent Pericarditis Complicated by Cardiac Tamponade in a Critically Ill Burn Patient: A Case Report.

Mutaz Althobaiti, Abdulrahman Alqahtani, Faisal Alanazi, Mohammad S Alotaibi, Ibrahim Bahabri, Shikah Alsuwaid, Turki Almutairi, Fawaz Almutairi

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Article in Journal of the Saudi Heart Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Mutaz AlthobaitiAdult Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center (KACC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulrahman AlqahtaniDepartment of Cardiology, Taif Health Cluster, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal AlanaziAdult Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center (KACC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad S AlotaibiAdult Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center (KACC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ibrahim BahabriKing Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Shikah AlsuwaidKing Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Turki AlmutairiKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fawaz AlmutairiAdult Cardiology, King Abdulaziz Cardiac Center (KACC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Candida pericarditis is a rare, life-threatening complication of invasive candidiasis, associated with high mortality. We report this case of a young woman with 60% body surface area burn, multidrug-resistant polymicrobial sepsis, and multiorgan failure who developed Candida albicans pericarditis complicated by cardiac tamponade. Despite urgent pericardiocentesis and escalation of antifungal therapy, she ultimately progressed to refractory shock and multiorgan failure. This case illustrates the diagnostic challenge and therapeutic limitations of fungal pericarditis in critically ill host, and underscores the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in burn patients with multisite Candida colonization and prolonged antibiotic exposure.

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Burn injuryCandida pericarditisCardiac tamponadeInvasive candidiasisPurulent pericarditis

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PMID42602891
PMCPMC13475365

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