Acute pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in young infants and children: Three case reports and a literature review

Yael Feinstein; Oana Falup-Pecurariu; Maria Mitricǎ; Eitan N. Berezin; Rodrigo Sini; Hana Krimko; David Greenberg

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.033

Acute pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in young infants and children: Three case reports and a literature review

Yael Feinstein, Oana Falup-Pecurariu, Maria Mitricǎ, Eitan N. Berezin, Rodrigo Sini, Hana Krimko, David Greenberg

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We present three cases of pericarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae diagnosed in children. The presenting symptoms were fever, dyspnea, tachycardia, and hepatomegaly. Chest X-rays showed an enlarged heart silhouette and echocardiographic examination revealed a pericardial effusion in all cases. S. pneumoniae was recovered from the pericardial fluid and/or blood in all cases. Systemic antibiotic treatment and dopaminergic agents were used; all patients recovered completely. Another 10 cases of S. pneumoniae pericarditis in children reported since 1980 are presented. Most cases had preceding respiratory symptoms and had a good outcome. While rare and life-threatening, pericarditis caused by S. pneumoniae has a good outcome if diagnosed early and treated adequately.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e175-e178
Journal	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.033
State	Published - 1 Feb 2010

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Children
Pneumococcal pericarditis
Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Infectious Diseases

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