Myopericarditis with cardiac tamponade caused byNeisseria meningitidis serogroup W135
- 1 June 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (3), 403-404
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01962346
Abstract
A case of primary myopericarditis in a previously healthy 19-year-old man is described. The patient presented with chest pain, fever, dyspnoea and arthalgia. Cardiac tamponade developed on the fifth day with recurrence on the seventh day, while meningitis never developed. Blood cultures grewNeisseria meningitidis serogroup W135. The patient was treated with penicillin, pericardiocentesis and prednisone. He recovered without sequelae.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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