title: Meningococcal pericarditis in the absence of meningitis.
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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G