Primary meningococcal pericarditis in a pregnant woman

Andrei Braester; David Nusem; Yvona Horn

doi:10.1016/0167-5273(86)90041-0

Primary meningococcal pericarditis in a pregnant woman

Andrei Braester, David Nusem, Yvona Horn

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Pericardial effusion is an unusual complication of meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis. Primary meningococcal pericarditis without signs of meningitis is rare. Only 18 cases have been described in the literature. The first case was reported in 1939 and the others since 1971. We report a case of primary meningococcal pericarditis in a pregnant woman. Improvement followed prompt antibiotic therapy. Fetal death necessitated abortion by curettage.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	355-358
Number of pages	4
Journal	International Journal of Cardiology
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-5273(86)90041-0
State	Published - Jun 1986
Externally published	Yes

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Neisseria meningitidis
pericarditis
pregnancy

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