Clostridium sordellii as a cause of constrictive pericarditis with pyopericardium and tamponade
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 08/16/2011
Chaudhry R et al. – Systemic infections caused by Clostridium sordellii is a rare entity. They are usually reported in skin, soft tissue infections and sometimes toxic shock syndrome involving exotoxins. The authors report here, the first case of Clostridium sordellii infection associated with acute constrictive pericarditis with pyopericardium and tamponade.






