title: [Pericarditis occurring in the course of meningococcal meningitis. Description of a case and review of literary data. (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors report a new case of acute pericarditis in a 21 month-old girl, occurring on the fourth day of a meningococcal meningitis. The patient's recovery from the pericarditis was achieved thanks to a surgical drain in association with antibiotherapy, and despite a relapse after a puncture. On the basis of this case and the literary data reviewed, they endeavor to assess the frequency of this rare complication, to examine the most likely physiopathological hypothesis and to study the most effective treatment.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004322:Drainage; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000150:complications*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000667:Ampicillin
vernacular_title: Les péricardites au cours des méningites à méningocoques. Description d'un cas et revue de la littérature.