Purulent pericarditis caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus in an immunocompetent adult after COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report.
Tea-Terezija CvetkoJelena LjubicBranko OstrickiPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2023)
Herein, we report a rare case of bacterial pericarditis caused by MSSA 1 month after COVID-19 pneumonia. Additionally, this condition may arise as a result of immunosuppressive treatment with glucocorticoids during and after COVID-19 pneumonia. However, the causal association has not yet been confirmed.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- staphylococcus aureus
- sars cov
- rare case
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- community acquired pneumonia
- respiratory failure
- young adults
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- replacement therapy
- escherichia coli
- mechanical ventilation
- combination therapy
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation