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Purulent pericarditis and mediastinal abscess in a young infant

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A thriving, previously healthy 3-month-old girl presented with a 4-day history of fever, irritability and poor feeding. On admission, she was tachycardic, had cool peripheries with normal central perfusion, pulse… Click to show full abstract

A thriving, previously healthy 3-month-old girl presented with a 4-day history of fever, irritability and poor feeding. On admission, she was tachycardic, had cool peripheries with normal central perfusion, pulse volume and blood pressure. There was no obvious source of infection from clinical

Keywords: young infant; mediastinal abscess; abscess young; purulent pericarditis; pericarditis mediastinal

Journal Title: BMJ Case Reports
Year Published: 2020

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