Acupuncture related acute purulent pericarditis masquerading uremic pericarditis

Acupuncture related acute purulent pericarditis masquerading uremic pericarditis

We are reporting a rare case of acupuncture-related acute pericarditis in an old-aged gentleman due to Staphylococcus aureus infection who was successfully managed with drainage of pericardial fluid and broad-spectrum antibiotics. We also reviewed the literature and found cardiac tamponade as the mo...

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Main Authors: Waqas Ullah, Sohaib Roomi, Zeeshan Sattar, Asrar Ahmad, Zain Ali, Usman Sarwar, Vincent Figueredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Cardiovascular medicine
interventional cardiology
pericardial disease
acupuncture
uremia
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1622380
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Summary:We are reporting a rare case of acupuncture-related acute pericarditis in an old-aged gentleman due to Staphylococcus aureus infection who was successfully managed with drainage of pericardial fluid and broad-spectrum antibiotics. We also reviewed the literature and found cardiac tamponade as the most common acupuncture-related cardiac complication, followed by infective endocarditis, bacterial abscess, and infected myxoma. There was no available literature on post-acupuncture acute pericarditis.
ISSN:2000-9666

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