[Constrictive pericarditis and disseminated nocardiosis]

Y Morjane; A Sebestyen; S Lejeune; M Salvat; N Piliero; C Martin; T Abaziou; O Chavanon

doi:10.1016/j.ancard.2023.02.005

[Constrictive pericarditis and disseminated nocardiosis]

Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris). 2023 Apr;72(2):101584. doi: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.02.005. Epub 2023 Mar 9.

[Article in French]

Authors

Y Morjane¹, A Sebestyen², S Lejeune³, M Salvat⁴, N Piliero⁴, C Martin², T Abaziou⁵, O Chavanon²

Affiliations

¹ Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France.
³ Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France.
⁴ Service de Cardiologie, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France.
⁵ Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU Grenoble-Alpes, La Tronche, France.

PMID: 36898929
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancard.2023.02.005

Abstract

Human nocardiosis usually involves the respiratory tract or the skin but may disseminate to virtually any organ, it occurs in immunocompromised hosts as well as individuals with no apparent predisposition. Involvement of the pericardium is uncommon, having been reported infrequently in the past, but mandates a special management. This report describes the first case in Europe of a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis from nocardia brasiliens, successfully treated with pericardiectomy and appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Keywords: Antibiotic therapy; Constrictive pericarditis; Nocardia brasiliensis; Partial pericardectomy; Péricardite constrictive; antibiothérapie; nocardia brasiliensis; péricardectomie partielle.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Nocardia Infections* / diagnosis
Nocardia Infections* / drug therapy
Pericardiectomy
Pericarditis* / drug therapy
Pericarditis, Constrictive* / drug therapy
Pericardium

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents