Key result
Rare primary meningococcal pericarditis presents isolated diagnostic challenges without typical systemic features.
Why the study?
Rare forms of meningococcal infection such as primary pericarditis lack pathognomonic clinical symptoms, complicating timely diagnosis and increasing risk of severe outcomes.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of meningococcal infection as isolated pericarditis, emphasizing the need for timely diagnosis to prevent generalized infection.
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Raises awareness for meningococcal pericarditis in unexplained cases; leaves open questions on incidence and optimal management.
Meningococcal infection is one of the potentially fatal infectious diseases. In particular, in the case of a generalized form of meningococcal infection, the probability of death ranges from 6.9% to 12.8%. To date, there has been an increase in the incidence of generalized meningococcal infection on the territory of the Russian Federation with an increase in the incidence rate by 2 times (0.44 per 100 thousand population in 2022). At the same time, rare forms of meningococcal infection, such as pericarditis, myocarditis, focal glomerulonephritis, arthritis, etc., in the onset of the disease are characterized by the absence of pathognomonic clinical symptoms, which makes it difficult to timely verify the diagnosis and, as a result, increases the risk of developing a generalized form of meningococcal infection and an unfavorable outcome of the disease. The article presents a clinical case of isolated (primary) pericarditis caused by N. meningitidis.
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Chernysheva et al. (2025) conducted a case report in Primary (isolated) meningococcal pericarditis (n=1). N. meningitidis infection was evaluated. A clinical case of isolated (primary) pericarditis caused by N. meningitidis is presented, highlighting the diagnostic challenges of rare forms of meningococcal infection.
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