An unusual case of fatal pericarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes

Mélanie Delvallée; Nicolas Ettahar; Caroline Loïez; Christophe Decoene; René Courcol; Frédéric Wallet

An unusual case of fatal pericarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;65(4):312-4.

Authors

Mélanie Delvallée¹, Nicolas Ettahar, Caroline Loïez, Christophe Decoene, René Courcol, Frédéric Wallet

Affiliation

¹ Centre de Biologie-Pathologie, Institut de Microbiologie, CHU Lille, Bld du Pr.Leclercq, Lille Cedex, France.

PMID: 22814153

Abstract

Pericarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes is a very uncommon and serious disease. We describe a case of fatal subacute pericarditis that was caused by L. monocytogenes in a 61-year-old woman with Hodgkin's disease who was diagnosed in 1975 and considered cured. In addition, we review the literature on this condition.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Listeria monocytogenes / drug effects
Listeria monocytogenes / isolation & purification*
Listeriosis / diagnosis
Listeriosis / drug therapy
Listeriosis / microbiology*
Middle Aged
Pericarditis / diagnosis
Pericarditis / drug therapy
Pericarditis / microbiology*