Primary meningococcal pericarditis caused by meningococcus serogroup C

We report the case of a 15-year-old female, with no previous medical history, who presented cardiac tamponade secondary to purulent pericarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C. This microorganism is the etiologic agent in 6-16% of the cases of purulent pericarditis, most in association...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista española de cardiologia 2000-11, Vol.53 (11), p.1541-1544
Hauptverfasser:	Rayo Gutiérrez, M, Lacalzada Almeida, J, Laynez Cerdeña, I, Bosa Ojeda, F, Domínguez Rodríguez, A, de Armas Trujillo, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Female Humans Meningococcal Infections Neisseria meningitidis - classification Pericarditis - microbiology Serotyping
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