Key result
Isolated meningococcal pericarditis without meningitis or meningococcemia can rarely present as cardiac tamponade, as demonstrated in this case of an 18-year-old boy.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of isolated meningococcal pericarditis causing cardiac tamponade in the absence of meningitis.
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May warrant considering isolated meningococcal pericarditis in tamponade without meningitis signs; leaves open the full spectrum of meningococcal disease.
Herman et al. (1974) conducted a case report in Meningococcal pericarditis presenting as cardiac tamponade (n=1). Isolated meningococcal pericarditis was evaluated. Isolated meningococcal pericarditis without meningitis or meningococcemia can rarely present as cardiac tamponade, as demonstrated in this case of an 18-year-old boy.
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