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  • Title: Meningococcal pericarditis in the absence of meningitis.
    Author: van Dorp WT, van Rees C, van der Meer JW, Thompson J.
    Journal: Infection; 1987; 15(2):109-10. PubMed ID: 3110072.
    Abstract:
    A 16 year-old female presented with cardiac tamponade due to purulent meningococcal pericarditis without concomitant meningitis or meningococcaemia. She recovered after aspiration of the pericardial effusion and administration of a high dose of benzylpenicillin via a continuous infusion.
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