| Literature DB >> 19026509 |
Joel Nkosi1, Amar Thakrar, Kanwal Kumar, Roien Ahmadie, Tielan Fang, Matthew Lytwyn, Andrew Francis, Ken Kasper, Iain Kirkpatrick, Davinder S Jassal.
Abstract
Involvement of the pericardium in meningococcal disease is a well-recognized but rare complication. Isolated meningococcal pericarditis is defined as purulent pericarditis without clinical evidence of meningococcemia. Neisseria meningitidis serotypes C, B, and W135 have been previously described to cause pericarditis. This is the 1st case report of isolated meningococcal myopericarditis due to N. meningitidis serotype Y.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 19026509 DOI： 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.09.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN： 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803