Abstract
We report the case of a 37-year-old female with a complex manifestation of serogroup C meningococcal disease. The patient presented with symptoms and signs of pneumonia, sepsis and diffuse intravascular coagulation. Moreover, she suffered from a culture-proven pyogenic pericarditis that deteriorated into cardiac tamponade. Immediate pericardiocentesis was successful and eventually the patient recovered.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 134-6 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Netherlands Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult
- Cardiac Tamponade/diagnosis
- Female
- Humans
- Meningococcal Infections/diagnosis
- Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C
- Pericarditis/diagnosis