An unusual presentation of colon cancer: purulent pericarditis and cardiac tamponade due to Bacteroides fragilis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Extra-abdominal infections caused by colonic anaerobic organisms have been shown to be associated with colorectal cancers. We report a very unusual case of a patient who suffered from cardiac tamponade secondary to anaerobic bacterial pericarditis caused by Bacteroides fragilis as an initial presentation of colon cancer. The medical literature is reviewed.
Medical subject headings
- Adenocarcinoma
- Bacteroides Infections
- Bacteroides fragilis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Pericarditis