Beggs S, Marks M
Department of General Paediatrics, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2000 Dec;36(6):606-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00523.x.
Pericarditis is an uncommon manifestation of infection of Neisseria meningitidis. Pericarditis may be caused by direct invasion or immune-complex-mediated (reactive) inflammation. We outline the case of a two-year-old girl with probable reactive pericarditis, review the cases reported in the English literature since 1966 and discuss the pathogenesis of meningococcal pericarditis.
心包炎是脑膜炎奈瑟菌感染的一种罕见表现。心包炎可能由直接侵袭或免疫复合物介导的(反应性)炎症引起。我们概述了一名两岁女童可能患有反应性心包炎的病例,回顾了自1966年以来英文文献中报道的病例,并讨论了脑膜炎球菌性心包炎的发病机制。