Pneumococcal pericarditis presenting as an out of hospital cardiopulmonary arrest.
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Serious complications of pneumococcal pneumonia have become uncommon with effective antibiotic treatment. Purulent pericarditis is a rare though well described complication of untreated pneumococcal sepsis. A case of untreated pneumococcal pneumonia complicated by purulent pericarditis is described. This presented as an out of hospital asystolic cardiopulmonary arrest.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of accident & emergency medicine
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997