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

نویسندگان

  • Jose P Vindas-Cordero
  • Michael Sands
  • Wilfredo Sanchez
چکیده

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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عنوان ژورنال:
  • International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

دوره 13 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009