Pancarditis: an unusual complication of a group B streptococcal infection

Acta Clin Belg. 2018 Apr;73(2):156-161. doi: 10.1080/17843286.2017.1339481. Epub 2017 Jun 28.

Abstract

Pancarditis is a rare condition with a poor prognosis combining endocarditis, myocarditis with abscess formation, and purulent pericarditis. Diagnosis is often delayed and the clinical signs are predominantly those of the embolic complications. Literature is scarce. We present a unique and rare case of pancarditis, complicating a Streptococcal B infection in an immunocompetent, healthy, 54 year-old woman. The evolution was favourable under medical therapy alone and thanks to multimodality cardiac imaging diagnosis and follow-up.

Keywords: Pancarditis; myocardial abscess; streptococcal infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / complications
  • Cardiac Imaging Techniques
  • Female
  • Heart Diseases / complications
  • Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Streptococcal Infections / complications*