Pericarditis as the Main Clinical Manifestation of COVID-19 in Adolescents
Dimitra Dimopoulou, Nikolaos Spyridis, Foteini Dasoula, Panagiotis Krepis, Eirini Eleftheriou, Marianthi Liaska, Giorgos Servos, Despoina Maritsi, Μαρία Τσολιά
Abstract
Children and adolescents with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection usually have a milder illness, lower mortality rates and may manifest different clinical entities compared with adults. Acute effusive pericarditis is a rare clinical manifestation in patients with COVID-19, especially among those without concurrent pulmonary disease or myocardial injury. We present 2 cases of acute pericarditis, in the absence of initial respiratory or other symptoms, in adolescents with COVID-19.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePericarditisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Acute pericarditisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Respiratory system2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInternal medicinePediatricsDiseaseCardiologyIntensive care medicineVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPericarditis and Cardiac TamponadeCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairPneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema