Primary meningococcal pericarditis: Case report and review of the literature

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-143

  Tsai, Vivian ^a,c   Vagelos, Randall ^a   Rosso, Fernando ^d   Boggs, John ^a,b   McConnell, Michael V ^a   Montoya, Jose G ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; INDOMETACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; DYSPNEA; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PRIMARY MENINGOCOCCAL PERICARDITIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 33744457003     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000202256.96798.d6     Document Type: Review

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