Meningococcal serotype Y myopericarditis

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;63(2):223-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.09.015. Epub 2008 Nov 21.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Meningococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Meningococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Meningococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup Y / drug effects
  • Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup Y / isolation & purification*
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Pericarditis / diagnosis
  • Pericarditis / drug therapy
  • Pericarditis / etiology
  • Pericarditis / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cefotaxime
  • Penicillin G