Successful long-term catheter drainage in an immunocompromised patient with purulent pericarditis

A case of extensive staphylococcal pericarditis following renal transplantation is described. Purulent pericarditis resolved after 18 days of continuous catheter drainage from the pericardium combined with antibiotic therapy. This case illustrates that life-threatening purulent staphylococcal pericarditis after renal transplantation in an immunocompromised patient may respond to medical therapy.