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Burkholderia pseudomallei sepsis presenting with pericardial effusion and tamponade.
Crit Care Resusc. 2008 Jun; 10(2):137-9.CC

Abstract

Severe septicaemia secondary to melioidosis carries a high mortality. Although melioidosis can involve most tissues and organs, pericardial involvement is rare. We report a 40-yearold woman with melioidosis with pericardial involvement but no contiguous pulmonary involvement. She developed acute pericardial tamponade but was successfully treated with surgery and medical therapy. This is the first case in Australia or New Zealand of melioid sepsis presenting with pericarditis and subsequent cardiac tamponade. We review the literature on cardiac involvement in melioidosis.

Authors+Show Affiliations

De Keulenaer BL
Intensive Care Unit, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA. bdekeul@hotmail.com
Van Hooland SR
No affiliation info available
Damodaran PR
No affiliation info available
Currie BJ
No affiliation info available
Powell BP
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Jenkins IR
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MeSH

AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsBurkholderia pseudomalleiCardiac TamponadeDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMelioidosisPericardial EffusionSepsisThoracotomyTomography, X-Ray Computed

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18522528

Citation

De Keulenaer, Bart L., et al. "Burkholderia Pseudomallei Sepsis Presenting With Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade." Critical Care and Resuscitation : Journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, vol. 10, no. 2, 2008, pp. 137-9.
De Keulenaer BL, Van Hooland SR, Damodaran PR, et al. Burkholderia pseudomallei sepsis presenting with pericardial effusion and tamponade. Crit Care Resusc. 2008;10(2):137-9.
De Keulenaer, B. L., Van Hooland, S. R., Damodaran, P. R., Currie, B. J., Powell, B. P., & Jenkins, I. R. (2008). Burkholderia pseudomallei sepsis presenting with pericardial effusion and tamponade. Critical Care and Resuscitation : Journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 10(2), 137-9.
De Keulenaer BL, et al. Burkholderia Pseudomallei Sepsis Presenting With Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade. Crit Care Resusc. 2008;10(2):137-9. PubMed PMID: 18522528.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Burkholderia pseudomallei sepsis presenting with pericardial effusion and tamponade. AU - De Keulenaer,Bart L, AU - Van Hooland,Simon R, AU - Damodaran,Prabha R, AU - Currie,Bart J, AU - Powell,Bruce P, AU - Jenkins,Ian R, PY - 2008/6/5/pubmed PY - 2008/11/1/medline PY - 2008/6/5/entrez SP - 137 EP - 9 JF - Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine JO - Crit Care Resusc VL - 10 IS - 2 N2 - Severe septicaemia secondary to melioidosis carries a high mortality. Although melioidosis can involve most tissues and organs, pericardial involvement is rare. We report a 40-yearold woman with melioidosis with pericardial involvement but no contiguous pulmonary involvement. She developed acute pericardial tamponade but was successfully treated with surgery and medical therapy. This is the first case in Australia or New Zealand of melioid sepsis presenting with pericarditis and subsequent cardiac tamponade. We review the literature on cardiac involvement in melioidosis. SN - 1441-2772 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/18522528/Burkholderia_pseudomallei_sepsis_presenting_with_pericardial_effusion_and_tamponade_ L2 - https://medlineplus.gov/sepsis.html DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -