Purulent pericarditis caused by group G streptococcus as an initial presentation of colon cancer.

Bacterial pericarditis has been recognized as a rare disease since the development of antibiotics. Usually, the disease is associated with underlying conditions or a seeding of infection elsewhere to the pericardium. Here we describe a case of group G streptococcal pericarditis as an initial present...

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Main Authors: Kim, Nam Ho, Park, Jong Pil, Jeon, Seong Hui, Lee, Youn Jeong, Choi, Hyeon Jong, Jeong, Keum Mo, Lee, Jin Gu, Choi, Sun Pil, Lim, Ji Hyun, Kim, Yang Ho, Kim, Yong Seok, Kim, Yong Moon, Hwang, Min Ho, Cho, Jin Woong, Moon, Young, Oh, Seok Kyu, Jeong, Jin-Won
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054909/