Streptobacillary rat-bite fever with massive pericardial effusion

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Cardiac Tamponade / complications
• Chloramphenicol / therapeutic use
• Culture Media
• Digitalis Glycosides / therapeutic use
• Diuretics / therapeutic use
• Fluorescent Antibody Technique
• Heart Failure
• Humans
• Male
• Penicillin G / therapeutic use
• Pericardial Effusion / complications*
• Rat-Bite Fever / complications*
• Streptobacillus / growth & development
• Streptobacillus / pathogenicity*