All issues > Volume 26(8); 1983

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(8):799-802. Published online August 31, 1983.

A Case of Pericarditis as a Complication of Meningococcal Meningitis.

Moo Young Oh¹, Seung Won Park¹, In Soon Park¹, Chul Ho Kim¹, Soon Yong Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inje Medical College Paik Hospital，Pusan

Abstract

We report a case of pericarditis as a complication of meningococcal meningitis in a 10-month old male infant. Pericardial effusion developed on the 8th hospital day during penicillin treatment for meningococcal meningitis. He was treated successfully and recovered completely. A review of related literatures was made.

Keywords :Pericarditis; Meningococcal meningitis.