Austrian's triad complicated by suppurative pericarditis and cardiac tamponade: a case report and review of the literature | Zendy

Jose P. Vindas-Cordero | Zendy; Michael Sands | Zendy; Wilfredo Sanchez | Zendy

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Austrian's triad complicated by suppurative pericarditis and cardiac tamponade: a case report and review of the literature

Author(s) -

Jose P. Vindas-Cordero,

Michael Sands,

Wilfredo Sanchez

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.04.005

Subject(s) - triad (sociology) , cardiac tamponade , medicine , pericarditis , tamponade , endocarditis , complication , streptococcus pneumoniae , meningitis , pneumonia , surgery , intensive care medicine , psychology , microbiology and biotechnology , psychoanalysis , biology , antibiotics

Austrian's triad is a rare complication of disseminated Streptococcus pneumoniae infection consisting of pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditis. We report what we believe to be the first case of Austrian's triad further complicated by purulent pericarditis and cardiac tamponade, and review the relevant literature.

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