Purulent Pericarditis in an Immunocompetent Young Child

• Main Authors: Şeyma Şebnem Ön (Author), Ahmet Bozkurt (Author), Fırat Ergin (Author), Burcugül Karasulu Beci (Author), Kübra Cebeci (Author), Pınar Yazıcı Özkaya (Author), Bülent Karapınar (Author), Eser Doğan (Author), Osman Nuri Tuncer (Author), Zülal Ülger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Purulent pericarditis in children is a life-threatening condition causing cardiac tamponade and disrupting the hemodynamic status of the patient. It has been associated with high mortality if treatment is delayed. Furthermore, purulent pericarditis may lead to constrictive pericarditis in the long t...