Pericarditis purulenta
El objetivo del tratamiento es curar la infección.
Los medicamentos abarcan:
El descanso en la cama con la cabecera levantada puede reducir la carga de trabajo del corazón.
Otros tratamientos abarcan:
Esta enfermedad puede ser potencialmente mortal sin tratamiento. El pronóstico es bueno si la pericarditis bacteriana se trata oportunamente y la mayoría de las personas se recupera por completo.
LeWinter MM. Pericardial Diseases. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 70.
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