Constrictive pericarditis due to Streptococcus sanguis.
We have described the third case of pericarditis caused by anaerobic streptococci in children. Despite operative drainage and high-dose penicillin therapy, there was rapid progression to constrictive pericarditis. Complete pericardiectomy was life-saving.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010494:Pericarditis, Constrictive / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000302:isolation & purification