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.
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, P.O. Box 370, H-1445 Budapest, Hungary.
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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*