Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W(P1.5-2) sepsis presenting with myopericarditis in an elderly previously healthy male

A rare complication of Neisseria meningitidis is pericarditis. Here a 74-year-old male with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W(P1.5−2) presented with myopericarditis. The patient developed cardiac tamponade and a pericardiocentesis was subsequently performed. The patient also developed a duodenal pe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Platten, Michael, Aladellie, Layth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8329507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34377672
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01238
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Sumario:A rare complication of Neisseria meningitidis is pericarditis. Here a 74-year-old male with Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W(P1.5−2) presented with myopericarditis. The patient developed cardiac tamponade and a pericardiocentesis was subsequently performed. The patient also developed a duodenal perforation, possibly secondary to the stress from being critically ill. The patient fully recovered.

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