[A 24-year-old man with chest pain].
A 24-year-old man was seen with position dependent chest pain and fever. Electrocardiography showed typical diffuse repolarisation changes matching with perimyocarditis. Local petechiae developed on the left leg and bloodcultures were positive for Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C, which provided the diagnosis perimyocarditis caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem/Hoofddorp.
Bart P C
BP
Hoppe
G H Hanke
GH
Wattel-Louis
Ed P F
EP
IJzerman
A J Bart
AJ
Voogel
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D038542:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup C / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult