Infection caused by meningococcal bacteria, typically affecting the brain, led to dangerous fluid buildup around the heart, causing cardiac tamponade requiring emergency surgery

Dubai, UAE – September 18, 2025: In an extraordinary and rare medical instance, doctors at Aster Hospital, Qusais, successfully performed a life-saving surgery on 52-year-old Indian expatriate Mr. Santiago Dias Rogue. In a condition rarely documented worldwide, Mr. Rogue developed a bacterial infection that typically causes meningitis of the brain, but in this unusual case, it caused inflammation of the lining around the heart (pericarditis) and a dangerous buildup of fluid, a life-threatening condition known as cardiac tamponade.

Dr. Sandeep Shrivastava, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Aster Hospital, Qusais with Mr. Rogue,

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