TITLE:
Acute pericarditis as presenting symptom of staphylococcal endocarditis: Mitral valve involvement with fistulous tract from LV to LA and subsequent pseudoaneurysm development
AUTHORS:
Eric McWilliams, Smriti Saraf, Katarzyna Dickinson
KEYWORDS:
Pericarditis; Endocarditis; Computed Tomography
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
14,
2013
ABSTRACT:
Acute pericarditis is an unusual presentation of bacterial endocarditis [1]. It is most commonly associated with staphylococcal aureus infection and more likely to occur in young males in association with the risk factors of alcohol or substance abuse or diabetes. Tamponade is a common presenting feature and the aortic valve is the most commonly involved valve. This condition carries a very high mortality whether treated with antibiotics alone or in combination with surgery.