Jpn. J. Infect. Dis., 65 (4), 312-314, 2012

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Mélanie Delvallée¹, Nicolas Ettahar¹, Caroline Loïez^1,2, Christophe Decoene^2,3, René Courcol^1,2, and Frédéric Wallet^1,2*

¹Centre de Biologie-Pathologie, Institut de Microbiologie, CHU Lille; ²Univ Lille Nord de France, F-59000 Lille; and ³Service Anesthésie et Réanimation Cardiaque, CHU Lille, France

(Received January 25, 2012. Accepted April 16, 2012)

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SUMMARY: 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.