An Unusual Case of Fatal Pericarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes

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

doi:10.7883/yoken.65.312

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An Unusual Case of Fatal Pericarditis due to Listeria monocytogenes

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

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2012 Volume 65 Issue 4 Pages 312-314

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.65.312

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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.

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