Group-F streptococcal pleuro-pericarditis in a mesothelioma patient after dental surgery (case report).
A 71-year-old mesothelioma patient developed pleuro-pericarditis and pleural empyema. Bacteriological examinations and serological identification proved group F Streptococcus in the pleural fluid. Anamnestic data suggested that the source of infection might have been the oral cavity after dental surgery.
Berek
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Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, P.O. Box 370, H-1445 Budapest, Hungary.
Várnai
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Magyar
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Rozgonyi
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*