Korean J Pediatr Infect Dis.  1997 May;4(1):155-159. 10.14776/kjpid.1997.4.1.155.

A Case of Pericarditis Associated with Mycoplasma and Salmonella co-Infection

• Koo GD
• Ahn SH
• Kim HS
• Cho BS
• Cha SH

• KMID: 2440369
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14776/kjpid.1997.4.1.155

Abstract

We had experienced a case of pericarditis associated with Mycoplasma and Salmonella co-infection. This 5-year old boy presented with high fever and generalized tonic-clonic seizure. The diagnosis was based on the markedly increased serial titer of Widal test and cold agglutinin with Mycoplasma indirect hemmagglution test during hospitalization. The electrocardiogram revealed P-R interval prolongation and an echocardiogram revealed moderate pericardial effusion. The patient treated with ceftriaxone and erythromycin for 2 weeks, and responded to the treatment well. We report this case with brief review of the related literatures.

Keyword

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Typhoid fever; Pericardial effusion

MeSH Terms

Ceftriaxone
Coinfection*
Diagnosis
Electrocardiography
Erythromycin
Fever
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycoplasma*
Pericardial Effusion
Pericarditis*
Salmonella*
Seizures
Typhoid Fever
Ceftriaxone
Erythromycin