First report of infectious pericarditis due to Bordetella holmesii in an adult patient with malignant lymphoma.

ABSTRACT: Bordetella holmesii is a fastidious Gram-negative rod first identified in 1995. Though rare, it is isolated mainly in immunocompromised and asplenic hosts and is associated with bacteremia, pertussis-like respiratory tract infection, and endocarditis. Herein, we describe a unique B. holmesii infectious pericarditis patient with malignant lymphoma.

SUBMITTER: Nei T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3347137 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature