Pericardial lesion in meningococcal infection
Bulychev, V.V.; Mel'nik, G.V.; Skripkin, I.A.; Utekhin, V.A.
Kardiologiia 15(11): 75-77
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9040 PMID: 1235141 Document Number: 86901
The study was carried out in 52 patients with a severe course of meningococcal infection. In two of them having meningococcemia and in three with meningococcal meningitis and meningococcemia the disease was complicated by concomitant symptoms of allergic pericarditis. Complex therapy with steroid hormones, antibiotics, oxygen, cardiac glycosides and vitamins was effective in meningococcal infections complicated by myo- and pericarditis but failed to prevent their development.