• J. Clin. Microbiol. · Jan 2013

    Case Reports

    Acute right-sided heart failure caused by Neisseria meningitidis.

    • Guillaume Taldir, Perrine Parize, Philippe Arvis, and Christophe Faisy.
    • Medical Intensive Care Unit, European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris—Descartes University, Paris, France.
    • J. Clin. Microbiol. 2013 Jan 1; 51 (1): 363-5.

    AbstractMeningococcal myocarditis is a rarely diagnosed infection and could be the consequence of primary invasive infection or late immunologic complications. An unusual presentation of meningococcemia in an immunocompetent adult is described, with Neisseria meningitidis identified as the cause of selective right-sided heart failure in a case of acute myocarditis.

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