A case report of primary meningococcal pericarditis secondary to Neisseria meningitidis in a young female patient
Pericarditis is responsible for approximately 5 % of emergency admissions due to chest pain. Pericarditis secondary to Neisseria meningitidis (meningococci) was originally reported in 1918, and remains a rare diagnosis. We report a case of primary meningococcal pericarditis presenting with non-speci...
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Online dostop: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922002621 |