Pyopericarditis and tropical pyomyositis: unusual concomitance

• Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Magalhães Craveiro de Melo (Author), Henrique Lane Staniak (Author), Aloísio Felipe-Silva (Author), Itamar Souza Santos (Author), Márcio Sommer Bittencourt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2012-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The authors report a case of a 19-year-old male who presented to the emergency room complaining of chest pain. His physical examination was unremarkable, but the EKG showed PR deviation and ST segment elevation. The patient was diagnosed as probable viral pericarditis and was prescribed oral anti-in...