Cardiac tamponade in a case of meningococcal meningitis.
A 17 year old girl developed cardiac tamponade during the course of a meningococcal meningeal illness. Pericardiotomy was eventually required to alleviate the tamponade.
D000293:Adolescent; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications*