DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i11.007

Pages: 958-960

Cardiac pseudoaneurysm formation following isolated pericardial effusion is one of the rare complications with only few case reports published so far in the literature. A 3½ years old male child present with fever and purulent polyarthritis causing staphylococcus aureus septicemia, which finally complicated into purulent pericardial effusion followed by left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm formation. Despite aggressive management, the patient had a downhill course of illness and finally resulted in death. Staphylococcal infection, especially in children can lead to metastatic infection of heart with fatal outcomes.