Key result
An 18-year-old man presented with acute meningococcal pericarditis without meningitis, representing the first reported case lacking major pericardial effusion and resembling acute benign pericarditis.
Population
18-year-old man with acute meningococcal pericarditis without meningitis
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Rare meningococcal pericarditis may mimic benign forms without effusion; extends reported spectrum but remains hypothesis-generating.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of acute meningococcal pericarditis without meningitis or major pericardial effusion, mimicking acute benign pericarditis.
S Naraqi (1975) conducted a case report in Acute Meningococcal Pericarditis Without Meningitis (n=1). Neisseria meningitidis infection was evaluated. An 18-year-old man presented with acute meningococcal pericarditis without meningitis, representing the first reported case lacking major pericardial effusion and resembling acute benign pericarditis.
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