Acute nonrheumatic myopericarditis associated with group A hemolytic streptococcal tonsillitis in a male ICU-nurse

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 266-270

  Said, S A M ^a   Severin, W P J ^a  

^a Hosp Streekziekenhuis Midden Twente   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lancefield group A beta hemolytic streptococci; Nonrheumatic myopericarditis; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; INDOMETACIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; PHENETICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERICARDITIS; SORE THROAT; THORAX PAIN; TONSILLITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDITIS; NURSES, MALE; PENICILLINS; PERICARDITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0031790560     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(98)00100-4     Document Type: Article

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