Lemierre's syndrome secondary to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection presenting with cardiac tamponade, a rare disease with a life-threatening presentation: a case report

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Sonali Sihindi Chapa Gunatilake¹  Malinga Gallala¹  Chaturaka Rodrigo²  Rohitha Gamlath¹  Harith Wimalaratna¹  Lakmini Gunarathna Yapa³ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri LankaDepartment of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri LankaDepartment of Medicine, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka;Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri LankaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka;Department of Microbiology, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri LankaDepartment of Microbiology, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri LankaDepartment of Microbiology, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

关键词: Cardiac tamponade;    Community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus;    Fusobacterium necrophorum;    Lemierre's syndrome;    Pericardiocentesis;    Thrombophlebitis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12245-014-0039-y

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Springer

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