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Primary pneumococcal pericarditis complicated by acute constriction

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We report a case of a 31-year-old male with primary pneumococcal pericarditis. Severe acute constrictive pericarditis developed within a month of the onset of the illness in spite of adequate antibiotic therapy and pericardial drainage.

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  1. Service de Pneumologie (Réanimation), Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Paris, France

    J. -P. Laaban, O. Roque d'Orbcastel, J. Prudent, O. de Fenoyl & J. Rochemaure

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Laaban, J.P., d'Orbcastel, O.R., Prudent, J. et al. Primary pneumococcal pericarditis complicated by acute constriction. Intensive Care Med 10, 155–156 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00265806

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