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A case of a 5-year-old boy with salmonella septicemia and pericarditis is reported, alongside a review of previously reported cases of this uncommon condition.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of salmonella pericarditis in a child, emphasizing that while bacterial pericarditis incidence has decreased, unusual organisms can still be implicated.
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May prompt consideration of Salmonella in pediatric septicemia with pericarditis; extends sparse case literature but leaves management open.
Excerpt Prior to the antibiotic era, bacterial infection was one of the common causes of pericarditis. The incidence of bacterial pericarditis has decreased considerably with the use of antimicrobial agents. The organisms most frequently implicated are the pneumococcus, staphylococcus, hemolytic streptococcus, and tubercle bacillus (1-5). Pericardial involvement in salmonellosis is uncommon (4-5). It is the purpose of this paper to report and discuss the case of a child with salmonella septicemia and pericarditis and to summarize the previously reported cases. CASE REPORT A five-year-old white boy was seen for the first time at Children's Hospital on January 8, 1960. During the...
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Hugh S. Levin (1961) conducted a case report in Salmonella septicemia and pericarditis (n=1). A case of a 5-year-old boy with salmonella septicemia and pericarditis is reported, alongside a review of previously reported cases of this uncommon condition.
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