Pyogenic Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Due to Streptococcus anginosus in a Combat Theater

<span class="paragraphSection"><div class="boxTitle">Abstract</div><span style="font-style:italic;">Streptococcus anginosus</span> group pericarditis is rare. A 24-year-old male soldier presented for care at a military clinic in Afghanistan with shock and cardiac tamponade requiring emergent pericardial drainage and aeromedical evacuation. We review the patient’s case, the need for serial pericardial drainage, and the available literature on this disorder.</span>

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