Case Report: Acute methicillin-sensitive <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> pericarditis in a diabetic patient.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bacterial pericarditis is rare in the antibiotic era but remains potentially fatal due to rapid progression and high mortality. Herein, we report an unusual case of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) pericarditis with a transudative pleural effusion in a patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), illustrating the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in a complex patient.

Patient concerns and clinical findings

A 47-year-old female patient with a history of presumptive ischemic cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled DM (a glycated hemoglobin level of 14.2%), and treated pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) presented with pleuritic chest tightness, fever, and dyspnea. Examinations and investigations revealed a moderate-to-large pericardial e

SUBMITTER: Lim DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12660183 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature