Acute Effusive Pericarditis: A Late Complication of COVID-19
Kelli Fox, Jessica A. Prokup, Kyle Butson, Kim Jordan
Abstract
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, the medical community continues to discover novel clinical manifestations of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. Often, extrapulmonary manifestations occur simultaneously with pulmonary disease. However, there is a paucity of literature describing the cardiac manifestations of COVID-19 in the absence of pulmonary findings. We report a rare case of acute pericarditis presenting with pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade in a 43-year-old man diagnosed with COVID-19. This case emphasizes the importance of continued investigation regarding diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 and its related symptoms.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePericardial effusionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Acute pericarditisCardiac tamponadePericarditisComplicationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineDiseasePandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakCardiologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyOutbreakPericarditis and Cardiac TamponadePneumothorax, Barotrauma, EmphysemaCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair