Meningococcal pericarditis and tamponade

M R P Baselier; P H J van Keulen; P van Wijngaarden; A M W Alings

Meningococcal pericarditis and tamponade

M R P Baselier
, P H J van Keulen
, P van Wijngaarden
, A M W Alings

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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
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

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Meningococcal pericarditis and tamponade

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