Subacute effusive-constrictive pericarditis in a patient with COVID-19
Rodica Diaconu, Lucian Popescu, Anda Voicu, Ionuţ Donoiu
Abstract
We report the case of a previously healthy young woman, who developed a severe form of COVID-19 with massive pneumonia and acute pericarditis in whom constrictive physiology developed rapidly. To our knowledge, this represents the second reported case of SARS-CoV-2 constrictive pericarditis, a rare, but severe cardiac complication.
Topics & Concepts
Constrictive pericarditisMedicinePericarditisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ComplicationPneumoniaCardiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Acute pericarditis2019-20 coronavirus outbreakInternal medicinePathologyDiseaseOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Pericarditis and Cardiac TamponadeCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairLong-Term Effects of COVID-19