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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2026

A case report of fulminant primary purulent pericarditis due to

Kyle LaPenna, Jonathon Mitchell, John Mancini, Khanh Pham, Pritha Subramanyam

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kyle LaPennaDivision of Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Jonathon MitchellDivision of Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell, New York, NY 10021, USA.
John ManciniThe Maurice R. and Corrine P. Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Khanh PhamDivision of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Pritha SubramanyamThe Maurice R. and Corrine P. Greenberg Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9166-9348

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Primary purulent pericarditis due to Case summary: A 63-year-old immunocompetent man experiencing homelessness with a past medical history of alcohol-use disorder and plaque psoriasis presented in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large fibrinous pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology. Emergent pericardiocentesis yielded 600 ml of purulent fluid, and cultures grew Discussion: Purulent pericarditis secondary to

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Cardiac tamponadeCase reportPurulent pericarditisStreptococcus pyogenes

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PMID42603054
PMCPMC13475801

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