Group a streptococcal pericarditis in a four-month-old infant : case report
Other Title(s)
التهاب غشاء التامور بالميكروب العقدي النوع أ في طفل عمره 4 أشهر : تقرير حالة
Joint Authors
al-Waili, Badriyah Rashid
Zacharias, Sunny K.
Aslim, Imad
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 2 (30 May. 2017), pp.241-243, 3 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-05-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Purulent pericarditis is uncommon among paediatric patients and cases caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are even rarer.
We report a four-month-old female infant who was referred to the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman, in 2015 with pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade.
She had initially presented to a secondary hospital with a two-week history of fever, a runny nose and shortness of breath.
Blood and pericardial fluid cultures confirmed GAS isolates.
The infant was treated with a two-week course of antibiotics and made a complete recovery with no echocardiographical evidence of pericardial effusion at a two-month follow-up.
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this case constitutes the youngest infant to present with GAS pericarditis.
As invasive GAS infections can present in infancy, early recognition and treatment is required.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Waili, Badriyah Rashid& Zacharias, Sunny K.& Aslim, Imad. 2017. Group a streptococcal pericarditis in a four-month-old infant : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.241-243.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791830
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Waili, Badriyah Rashid…[et al.]. Group a streptococcal pericarditis in a four-month-old infant : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 2 (May. 2017), pp.241-243.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791830
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Waili, Badriyah Rashid& Zacharias, Sunny K.& Aslim, Imad. Group a streptococcal pericarditis in a four-month-old infant : case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.241-243.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791830
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 243
Record ID
BIM-791830