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Non‐typeable Haemophilus influenzae purulent pericarditis in a child with cystic fibrosis
Author(s) -
Downes Kevin J,
Abulebda Kamal,
Siracusa Christopher,
Moore Ryan,
Staat Mary A,
Poynter Sue E
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12850
Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilus influenzae , cystic fibrosis , pericarditis , complication , haemophilus , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , immunology , respiratory system , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , biology
Early airway colonization and infection with Haemophilus influenzae in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is common. Although the pathogenicity of non‐typeable H. influenzae (NTHi) in patients with CF is controversial, this organism can cause both upper and lower respiratory tract infections. Extra‐pulmonary disease, however, is rare. Purulent pericarditis is a suppurative complication of bacterial infection of the pericardial space that can arise as a result of direct extension from an adjacent infection. We describe a case of purulent pericarditis due to NTHi in a young child with CF that developed as a complication of inadequately treated bronchopneumonia.