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Case Reports
. 2007 May;26(5):452-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.annfar.2007.02.001. Epub 2007 Mar 6.

[Serogroup C meningococcemia presenting as pericarditis in a 55-year-old woman without medical history]

[Article in French]
A Max  1 , F-X Duchateau, F Compagnon, S Rosenstingl, A Fillion, B Bonneton, J Mantz
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Case Reports

[Serogroup C meningococcemia presenting as pericarditis in a 55-year-old woman without medical history]

[Article in French]
A Max et al. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim. 2007 May.

Abstract

In case of meningococcemia, isolated pericarditis is a rare event with a high mortality rate. We report the clinical and paraclinical signs that lead us to the diagnosis in a 55-year-old woman with favourable evolution. Previously described predisposing factors were no found.

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