[Cardiovascular manifestations caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Apropos of a case of recurrent pericarditis complicated by tamponade].
The authors report a case of recurrent pericarditis complicated by tamponade, a complication rarely reported in the literature, due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. The frequency and the characteristics of the pericarditis caused by this microorganism are reviewed and the diagnostic criteria and pathogenic mechanisms are discussed.
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Service de Cardiologie C, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU, Lille.
de Groote
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Millaire
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Guislain
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Decoulx
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Ducloux
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D000293:Adolescent; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000382:microbiology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence
Les manifestations cardiovasculaires dues à Mycoplasma pneumoniae. A propos d'un cas de péricardite récurrente compliquée de tamponnade.