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Group C Streptococcus was identified as a novel cause of purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade, from which the patient fully recovered following medical and surgical therapy.
This is the first reported case of purulent pericarditis caused by group C Streptococcus.
Group C Streptococcus merits inclusion in purulent pericarditis differentials; extends known pathogens but leaves implications hypothesis-generating.
• An unusual case of acute pericarditis with cardiac tamponade caused by group CStreptococcusoccurred. The patient recovered fully after medical and surgical therapy. To our knowledge, this organism has not previously been reported as a cause of purulent pericarditis. (Arch Intern Med1981;141:1351-1353)
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G. H. de G. Hanson (1981) studied this question. Group C Streptococcus was identified as a novel cause of purulent pericarditis with cardiac tamponade, from which the patient fully recovered following medical and surgical therapy.
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