| pericarditis and perimyocarditis associated with active mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. | in 13 patients an association existed from 1970-73 between mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and acute pericarditis (in eight) or perimyocarditis (in five). in 12 patients the association was moderately probable, with a fourfold rise in complement-fixing antibody titers between acute and convalescent phase sera being noted. in the last patient, a lesser-order association was found using only convalsecent phase serum. the presence of influenza, herpes simplex, coxsackie b, or adenovirus was exclude ... | 1977 | 851302 |