Primary pneumococcal pericarditis complicated by acute constriction.
We report a case of a 31-year-old male with primary pneumococcal pericarditis. Severe acute constrictive pericarditis developed within a month of the onset of the illness in spite of adequate antibiotic therapy and pericardial drainage.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications*; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections