Pericardio Peritoneal Communication—An Additional Etiologic Factor in Purulent Pericarditis

Abstract

The occurrence of a case in which purulent pericarditis occurred in conjunction with a peritoneal abscess indicates that an additional etiologic factor in purulent pericarditis may be communication between the pericardial and peritoneal cavities through a congenitally weakened portion of the diaphragm.