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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(8):423-428. Published online August 31, 1968.

Staphylococcal Constrictive Pericarditis in Infancy -A Case Report and Review of Literature

Min Ho Choi¹, Duk Hyun Chung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chun Ju, Korea

Abstract

A case of staphylococcal constrictive pericarditis in a 10 month old male infant is reported here with a brief review of literature. To our knowledge, there have been no reported cases of constrictive pericarditis as a sequela of purulent pericarditis in infancy less than 1 year of age. This case recovered by medical treatment only, requiring no pericardiectomy.

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