title: Candida pericarditis in a child.
abstract: We report a case of candida pericarditis in a 12-year-old boy. This is the fourth pediatric case to be reported and the second to have occurred following cardiac surgery. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Francisco Marroquin University, Guatemala.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pancorvo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000601:surgery