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Pericarditis purulenta
Los signos abarcan:
Los médicos pueden sospechar la presencia de pericarditis cuando uno de los siguientes exámenes muestra una cantidad anormal de líquido en el saco pericárdico:
La afección se diagnostica cuando se confirma que el líquido que está alrededor del saco pericárdico está infectado con bacterias. Las siguientes pruebas pueden ayudar a los médicos a elaborar dicho diagnóstico.
LeWinter MM. Pericardial diseases. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 70.
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