Acute pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in young infants and children: Three case reports and a literature review
| Autor: | David Greenberg, Oana Falup-Pecurariu, Hana Krimko, Maria Mitrică, Eitan Namaan Berezin, Rodrigo Sini, Yael Feinstein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Microbiology (medical) Tachycardia medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Dopamine Agents medicine.disease_cause Pericardial effusion Pneumococcal Infections Pericarditis Acute pericarditis Streptococcus pneumoniae medicine Humans Pneumococcal pericarditis Enlarged heart Child Children business.industry Infant Pericardial fluid General Medicine medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Surgery Pneumococcal infections Infectious Diseases Acute Disease Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 14:e175-e178 |
| ISSN: | 1201-9712 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.033 |
| Popis: | SummaryWe present three cases of pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae diagnosed in children. The presenting symptoms were fever, dyspnea, tachycardia, and hepatomegaly. Chest X-rays showed an enlarged heart silhouette and echocardiographic examination revealed a pericardial effusion in all cases. S. pneumoniae was recovered from the pericardial fluid and/or blood in all cases. Systemic antibiotic treatment and dopaminergic agents were used; all patients recovered completely. Another 10 cases of S. pneumoniae pericarditis in children reported since 1980 are presented. Most cases had preceding respiratory symptoms and had a good outcome. While rare and life-threatening, pericarditis caused by S. pneumoniae has a good outcome if diagnosed early and treated adequately. |
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