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 (Author), Sohaib Roomi (Author), Zeeshan Sattar (Author), Asrar Ahmad (Author), Zain Ali (Author), Usman Sarwar (Author), Vincent Figueredo (Author)
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Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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.
Item Description:2000-9666
10.1080/20009666.2019.1622380