title: Invasive group A streptococcus infection presenting as purulent pericarditis with multiple splenic abscesses: case report and literature review.
abstract: Purulent pericarditis is a localized infection of the pericardium producing an effusion that is both microscopically and macroscopically purulent. Purulent pericarditis is most frequently caused by Staphylococcus, although rarely Streptococcus and other organisms are implicated. This article describes a case of invasive group A streptococcal disease presenting as purulent pericarditis with multiple splenic abscesses in a 4-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Sree Mallikarjuna
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Pemira
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Tolan
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*