Group-F streptococcal pleuro-pericarditis in a mesothelioma patient after dental surgery (case report)

Z Berek; Z Várnai; P Magyar; F Rozgonyi

Group-F streptococcal pleuro-pericarditis in a mesothelioma patient after dental surgery (case report)

Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung. 2001;48(2):147-50.

Authors

Z Berek¹, Z Várnai, P Magyar, F Rozgonyi

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, P.O. Box 370, H-1445 Budapest, Hungary.

PMID: 11233692

Abstract

A 71-year-old mesothelioma patient developed pleuro-pericarditis and pleural empyema. Bacteriological examinations and serological identification proved group F Streptococcus in the pleural fluid. Anamnestic data suggested that the source of infection might have been the oral cavity after dental surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Mesothelioma / complications*
Pericarditis / diagnostic imaging
Pericarditis / etiology*
Pleurisy / diagnostic imaging
Pleurisy / etiology*
Radiography
Streptococcal Infections / complications*
Streptococcus / classification
Streptococcus / isolation & purification
Tooth Extraction / adverse effects*