W135 meningococcal pericarditis: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Pericarditis is a rare but recognized complication of meningococcal disease. After the 2000 and 2001 hajj in Saudi Arabia, a worldwide outbreak of meningococcal W135:2a:P1.2,5 (epidemic strain) was reported including the United Kingdom. Cases of meningococcal disease occurred in pilgrims and their household contacts; and community spread occurred among non-Muslims. Between July 2001 and January 2002, 2 children with pericarditis associated with W135 meningococcal disease were admitted to our hospital in east London.
El Bashir
Haitham
H
Academic Centre for Child Health, St. Bartholomew's and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Klaber
Robert
R
El Baki
Ahsanullah
A
Booy
Robert
R
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D038582:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup W-135; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014195:Travel
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