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July 26, 1919JAMA

Pericarditis as a Complication in Pneumonia

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Population

300 necropsies on pneumonia patients from the Medical Service of the U.S. Army base hospital at Fort Riley…

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Authors

WSWILLARD J. STONEPasadena City College

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Implication

Historical series link pericarditis to fatal pneumonia often with empyema; leaves open relevance to current management and research.

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Population
300 necropsies on pneumonia patients from the Medical Service of the U.S. Army base hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas
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Outcome
Incidence and types of pericarditis

In a historical necropsy series, pericarditis was a common complication of fatal pneumonia, occurring in 24% of cases and frequently associated with empyema.

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WILLARD J. STONE (1919) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87fdeffc0635f4eccf026fhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.02610300018006
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