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Case Reports
. 2009 Feb;63(2):223-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.09.015. Epub 2008 Nov 21.

Meningococcal serotype Y myopericarditis

Joel Nkosi  1 , Amar Thakrar, Kanwal Kumar, Roien Ahmadie, Tielan Fang, Matthew Lytwyn, Andrew Francis, Ken Kasper, Iain Kirkpatrick, Davinder S Jassal
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Meningococcal serotype Y myopericarditis

Joel Nkosi et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Feb.

Abstract

Involvement of the pericardium in meningococcal disease is a well-recognized but rare complication. Isolated meningococcal pericarditis is defined as purulent pericarditis without clinical evidence of meningococcemia. Neisseria meningitidis serotypes C, B, and W135 have been previously described to cause pericarditis. This is the 1st case report of isolated meningococcal myopericarditis due to N. meningitidis serotype Y.

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