Primary meningococcal pericarditis appears to have a favorable prognosis with 100% survival in reported cases, contrasting with other causes of purulent pericarditis.
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Apparent favorable prognosis in this rare entity; leaves open confirmation versus other purulent pericarditis in larger series.
Rao et al. (1980) studied this question.
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