Background: Bacterial pericarditis has become a clinical rarity since the onset of antimicrobial therapy, yet remains fatal in a large majority of cases.
Aim: We present the case of a 57-year-old male, admitted with a short history of pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Investigations led to diagnosis of pyopericardium, most likely secondary to fistulating thoracic malignancy. Despite maximum medical treatment this condition proved fatal.
Conclusion: This case highlights the still unfortunately poor prognosis of purulent pericarditis in the antibiotic era. Underlying aetiological factors should be searched for and eliminated where possible when a diagnosis of purulent pericarditis is made.
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