Key result
In five patients with meningococcal pericarditis, two developed cardiac tamponade requiring pericardiocentesis, and corticosteroid administration was felt to prevent fluid reaccumulation.
Population
5 patients with acute meningococcal infections and pericarditis
Design
Case_series
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May support corticosteroids to prevent reaccumulation after pericardiocentesis in meningococcal pericarditis; hypothesis-generating from Level 5 case data only.
Case Report (n=5)
Meningococcal pericarditis can present early due to bacterial invasion or later as a hypersensitivity reaction, and may require pericardiocentesis and corticosteroids for management.
H. Irving Pierce (1972) conducted a case report in Meningococcal pericarditis (n=5). Pericardiocentesis and corticosteroids was evaluated on Clinical course and complications. In five patients with meningococcal pericarditis, two developed cardiac tamponade requiring pericardiocentesis, and corticosteroid administration was felt to prevent fluid reaccumulation.
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