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Antibiotics and pericardiostomy successfully treated an infant with Hemophilus influenzae meningitis and pericarditis, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and surgical drainage.
Early diagnosis combined with surgical drainage of purulent pericarditis is important for successful treatment of Hemophilus influenzae pericarditis.
Supports consideration of drainage with antibiotics in rare pediatric cases; extends sparse literature but remains hypothesis-generating.
An infant with Hemophilus influenzae meningitis and pericarditis was treated successfully with antibiotics and pericardiostomy. Review of the literature revealed 19 cases of Hemophilus in fluenzae pericarditis. Six cases were associated with meningitis. The importance of early diagnosis combined with surgical drainage of purulent pericarditis is stressed.
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Farooki et al. (1974) studied this question. Antibiotics and pericardiostomy successfully treated an infant with Hemophilus influenzae meningitis and pericarditis, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and surgical drainage.
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