Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with infected heart sac and abscess from a stuck foreign body
By Sheehan, N K et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary cardiology : the official journal of the European Society of Veterinary Cardiology·2019·University of Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, United States·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Septic pericarditis and pericardial abscess secondary to a migrating foreign body in a dog.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A young dog developed a serious heart condition called septic pericarditis, which is an infection in the heart's outer lining caused by an abscess. This was linked to a foreign object that had migrated into the heart area. The dog underwent surgery to remove the abscess, and the procedure was successful. After six months, follow-up tests showed that the dog had fully recovered with no signs of the infection returning.
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Abstract
Abscess formation in the pericardial space has been described as a rare complication of trauma, congenital defects, penetrating foreign body, or extension of local myocardial infection in the dog. Presented here is a case of a juvenile dog with septic pericardial effusion secondary to an isolated intrapericardial abscess. Surgical pericardiectomy was successful in removing the abscess and nidus for septic effusion in this patient, and histopathology of the abscess tissue was suggestive of foreign plant material migration as the nidus for abscess formation. Recheck echocardiogram at the six-month postoperative period showed no recurrence of pericardial effusion or abscessation. Although abscess formation and septic pericarditis secondary to foreign body migration is an uncommon cause for large volume pericardial effusion, this should be considered as a differential particularly in a young and previously healthy dog.
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